13 Days of Horror: So I Married An Axe Murderer
“I feel like we could be one of those couples who stay together forever.” (Echoes) “Forever. Forever. Forever.” *Thunder and lightning*...
Read More58th London Film Festival Review: The Duke of Burgundy
Director/Writer: Peter Strickland Starring: Sidse Babett Knudsen, Chiara D’Anna, Eugenia Caruso Synopsis: A lesbian couple, who experiment...
Read MoreReview: Wild -“Serious, life-affirming and radical”
It’s raining. My boots hurt. I’m hungry. All of these things are very inconvenient, but trite in these circumstances. As Wild makes...
Read More13 Days of Horror: 30 Days Of Night
“You can feel it. That cold ain’t the weather, that’s death approaching.” Synopsis: Barrow is the northernmost settlement in Alaska. The...
Read MoreReview: Men, Women & Children
How annoying are people who check their mobiles during a film? Those brightly glowing screens in your peripheral vision serve as powerful...
Read MoreReview: The Imitation Game
I’m fond of a cryptic crossword – all those hidden meanings in a prosaic black and white grid. I’ve pretty much cracked The Observer’s...
Read MoreReview: Wolfcop – “A skin-splitting, claw-sprouting full moon party”
Written and directed by Lowell Dean, Wolfcop is a monster movie borne from a Canadian film competition. The title alone should have been...
Read More13 Days of Horror: The Babadook
“Sometimes I just want to bang your head into a brick wall until your brains pop out!” Synopsis: Single mother Amelia (Essie Davis) can...
Read MoreGone Girl: A Commentary
(The following commentary of Gone Girl (2014) contains a necessary plot spoiler. If you’re planning to see the film and have no knowledge...
Read MoreReview: John Doe – Vigilante
“If you are a law-abiding citizen you have nothing to fear.” Synopsis: His ideals are driven by logic and reasoning, and nothing more. His...
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