Category: FrightFest
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INTERVIEW: Jonas Govaerts, director H4Z4RD (2022)
“I love old-school movie tricks!” Fast, furious and bloody as hell, H4Z4RD is here to ram-raid your eyes. Ahead of its International Premiere at FrightFest, Ariel Powers-Schaub chats to director Jonas Govaerts about crafting one of the best action splatter-comedies you’ll see all year… H4Z4RD is a perfect blend of horror and heist. What movies…
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INTERVIEW: Ben Parker, writer / director BURIAL (2022)
“Remember the lessons of history. If you let this stuff go on, you will be doomed to repeat the same mistakes.” World War II has long been a rich source of inspiration for genre cinema, but with Burial Ben Parker is breaking new ground. James Rodrigues sits down with the writer / director to discuss…
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ANALYSIS: How DOG SOLDIERS Made Me Care About These White Men
To celebrate the 4K reissue of Dog Soldiers (2002) by Second Sight Films – and the film’s 20th Anniversary screening at FrightFest – Mae Murray offers a personal reflection on Neil Marshall’s squaddies-vs-claws horror classic… Full disclosure: I’d never seen Dog Soldiers until recently. But with the release of Janine Pipe’s making-of book “Sausages” I…
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INTERVIEW: Emily Hagins, writer / director SORRY ABOUT THE DEMON (2022)
“If you keep creating things that mean something to your heart, they will find their place in the world and connect with others” She’s been making films for over half her lifetime. Now writer / director Emily Hagins is coming to FrightFest with her latest Sorry About The Demon. Alex Kronenburg sits down to talk…
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INTERVIEW: Airell Anthony Hayles, Andy Edwards and Ludovica Museumeci – directors MIDNIGHT PEEPSHOW (2022)
“It’s essentially a rom-com plot pushed to a dark place by the threat of impending death” With its World Premiere at FrightFest this August, portmanteau horror anthology Midnight Peepshow promises to be provocative. Centred on a sinister Soho peep show, it follows one unlucky patron who gets more than he bargained as he slips into…
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INTERVIEW: John Ainslie, writer/director DO NOT DISTURB (2022)
“Being in a toxic relationship is a lot like being eaten alive.” Ahead of its International Premiere at FrightFest this summer, writer/director John Ainslie sat down to discuss his feature debut Do Not Disturb and the kind of hunger that can’t be sated by snack food… Do Not Disturb reminded me of films like Aronofsky’s Requiem For…
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REVIEW: The Last Rite (2021)
dir. Leroy Kincaide Medical student Lucy (Bethan Waller) is having a rough time: stressed out by her dissertation and borderline abusive boyfriend, she begins to suffer from sleep paralysis and is soon haunted by a shadowy figure that starts to pursue her in her waking life. After struggling to keep the unknown presence at bay…
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REVIEW: The Cellar (2022)
dir. Brendan Muldowney When advertising execs Kiera (Elisha Cuthbert) and Brian (Eoin Macken) move their family into a gothic mansion in the Irish countryside, they’re hoping to build a better life for their two kids – particularly teen Ellie (Abby Fitz) who seems moody and disconnected. Their new home is anything but a safe space…
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REVIEW: Freaks Out (2021)
dir. Gabriele Mainetti Early on in Freaks Out, director Gabriele Mainetti’s fascinating sophomore effort, we witness a circus in full swing, the camera dancing between each act exhibiting their ‘powers’. Mainetti takes time to show the awe and wonder these performers inspire: all of which is interrupted by the reality of war as the circus…
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REVIEW: Some Like It Rare (2021)
dir. Fabrice Éboué Everyone enjoys a good love story. But when affections begin to fade, are there any lengths too extreme to reignite that forgotten spark? For Vincent (director Fabrice Éboué) and Sophie Pascal (Marina Foïs), the answer is a deranged no. The owners of a failing butcher shop, the couple stumble upon a stroke…
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