Category: Reviews
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REVIEW: Nope (2022)
dir. Jordan Peele Returning with his third foray into horror, director Jordan Peele explores another family dynamic – this time through the lens of extra-terrestrial science fiction. Following the shocking and strange death of his father, OJ Haywood (Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out) inherits the family ranch and Hollywood stunt horse business. Struggling to bring in […]
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REVIEW: Prey (2022)
dir. Dan Trachtenberg In 1719, on the Great Plains of the Comanche Nation, Naru (Amber Midthunder) wrestles with a sense of belonging amongst her people. Trained as a healer she instead feels the call of the wild, wanting to join her brother Taabe (Dakota Beavers) and the other young warriors out in the woodlands. So […]
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BOOK REVIEW: The House of Psychotic Women – Expanded Edition (2022)
writer. Kier-La Janisse Originally published in 2012, Kier-La Janisse’s beloved, seminal horror memoir celebrates its tenth anniversary this year with a new, expanded edition. An analysis of exploitation and horror films which intersects with descriptions of Janisse’s own life events, this is a personal – rather than academic – account, one which is extensive but […]
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REVIEW: Ju-on: Origins (2020)
creator. Takashige Ichise 2020 was a good year for the Ju-On franchise, with the latest edition of the American retelling hitting cinemas and a brand new series, Ju-On: Origins, sliding onto Netflix. The six-part miniseries is a story within a story, said to be the real-life inspiration for the horrible events in the long-running cinematic […]
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REVIEW: What Josiah Saw (2021)
dir. Vincent Grashaw When developers roll into a small town to buy out residents, there’s one property which poses a problem. The Graham Farm, the local law man says, has a bad history. Some even say it’s haunted, the spectre of a townswoman reportedly walking the grounds at night. It’s quite a story, but one […]
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REVIEW: The Reef – Stalked (2022)
dir. Andrew Traucki Director Andrew Traucki has made a career of sub-aquatic creature features. With the one-two hit of 2007’s Black Water, about a saltwater croc stalking Australian mangrove swamps, and his Great White follow-up The Reef in 2010 – both based on true stories – he helped define the now ubiquitous wave of water-based […]
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REVIEW: Monstrous (2022)
dir. Chris Sivertson When single mum Laura (Christina Ricci) leaves town with her son Cody (Santino Barnard) they settle in a remote country house in 1950s California. But with an abusive ex-husband calling and something evil in the pond behind their new home the promise of a peaceful life – and the American dream – […]
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REVIEW: The Feast (2021)
dir. Lee Haven Jones An incredibly tense Welsh language folk horror, The Feast follows the traditional trope of city-folk-versus-rural-countryside but with more guts than your average The Wicker Man clone. Written by producer Roger Williams, director Haven Jones’ feature debut takes place mainly in a large, modern house that’s completely at odds with the surrounding […]
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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: Slumber Party Massacre (2021)
dir. Danishka Esterhazy In a cabin in the woods a group of college-aged girlfriends party in their PJs, eat pizza and talk about their sex lives, blissfully unaware of a shadow at the window. Perhaps it’s a skeezy ex-boyfriend; perhaps it’s someone else. Either way, before long a killer with a phallic shaped weapon will […]
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