Author: Moving Pictures Film Club
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ANALYSIS: The Monster Is The Message – The Foundations of GODZILLA (1954)
This month on the Pod we’re celebrating all things Gojira, so Johnny Restall wades into the waters of Tokyo Bay and take a closer look at the radioactive backdrop of the world’s most famous monster… The Godzilla (ゴジラ) films of Toho Studios are an established international franchise. Appearing in more than 30 films (as well as comic…
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ANALYSIS: The Cult(ural) Impact of THE BEYOND (1981)
This month on the Pod we’ve been diving deep into Lucio Fulci’s Gates of Hell Trilogy, and here Becci Sayce examine the lasting legacy of it’s central instalment… Graphic violence, extravagant set pieces, surreal shots and an unnerving score: the 1970s and 80s saw a boom in Italian horror among Western audiences, with works from the…
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INTERVIEW: Laura Mee, author of REANIMATED (2022)
“For titles which tend to be seen as similar or formulaic or ‘just another copy’, there’s a lot of variety” Following our recent five star review of Reanimated: The Contemporary American Horror Remake, Rebecca McCallum sits down with author Laura Lee to discuss remakes, reboots, requels and more… Laura, congratulations on your book! In your…
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HITCHCOCK’S WOMEN: A Secret on Young Shoulders – Charlie Newton in SHADOW OF A DOUBT (1943)
Rebecca McCallum returns with a new essay in her series on Hitchcock’s Women, this time zeroing in on a tale of domestic terror which was Hitch’s favourite of his own films… Made in the height of WWII, Hitchcock’s takedown of the American family offers a bleak and brooding tale, reflective of the paranoia and nihilism…
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REVIEW: Here For Blood (2022)
dir. Daniel Turres When his girlfriend Phoebe (Joelle Farrow) is swamped with revision for her college exams, amateur wrestler Tom O’Bannon (Shawn Roberts) agrees to cover her babysitting job for a wealthy family. Stuck in an isolated home with a child who just wants to play video games, Tom soon realises that something is amiss…
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REVIEW: Little Bone Lodge (2023)
dir. Matthias Hoene Deep in the Scottish Highlands, Mama (Joely Richardson) seems to lead an idyllic – if secluded – existence, spending her days tending to her farm, teenage daughter (Sadie Soverall) and disabled husband (Roger Ajogbe). However when two strangers arrive in the middle of a storm, the question about who is more dangerous…
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REVIEW: Hunt Her, Kill Her (2022)
dir. Greg Swinson & Ryan Thiessen Karen (Natalie Terrazzino) starts the first shift of her new job as a lone janitor in a factory, expecting it to be long and dull evening. However, when she becomes the target of intruders, she must act quickly in order to survive the night. A fast-paced cat-and-mouse thriller, Hunt…
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REVIEW: Pensive a.k.a. Rupintojelis (2022)
dir. Jonas Trukanas A class of newly graduated high-schoolers let off steam at an end of year rave in this Lithuanian slasher. Among them Marius (Sarunas Rapolas Meliesius) is a quiet student who – despite having friends – feels like an outcast, certainly in contrast to peers like star athlete Rimas (Kipras Masidlauskas) who’s in…
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REVIEW: Mother Superior (2022)
dir. Marie Alice Wolfszahn Set in the seventies, Mother Superior follows young nurse Sigrun (Isabella Händler) as she takes on a patient known as Baroness Heidenreich (Inge Maux) in a rural and near-derelict country manor. With the only other inhabitant being Otto (Jochen Nickel), the strange and elusive groundskeeper, Sigrun soon begins to learn that…
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REVIEW: #CHADGETSTHEAXE (2022)
dir. Travis Bible Expanding his award-winning short of the same name, director Travis Bible’s latest follows four influencers as they livestream themselves entering Devil’s Manor, the one-time home of a satanic cult. Continuing the recent surge of livestream horrors – such as Dashcam, The Cleansing Hour and, best of the bunch, Deadstream – what #chadgetstheaxe may lack originality it diversifies…
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