Tag: Ariel Powers-Schaub
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REVIEW: Piggy a.k.a. Cerdita (2022)
dir. Carlota Pereda A young woman named Sara (Laura Galán) is bullied for her weight. Other girls call her “piggy” and it’s made her shy, quiet and suspicious. At the pool one day they nearly drown her before stealing her towel and clothes, but when she’s walking home – cold and embarrassed – Sara sees […]
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REVIEW: H4Z4RD (2022)
dir. Jonas Govaerts Noah (Dimitri ‘Vegas’ Thivaios) loves his girlfriend Lea (Jennifer Heylen), their daughter Zita (Mila Rooms) and his Lexus. However when he picks up his cousin Carlos (Jeroen Perceval) – who is getting released from jail – he finds himself immediately pulled into a scheme. Carlos insists it will be a quick job […]
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REVIEW: Cult of VHS (2022)
dir. Rob Preciado From the opening moments of director Preciado’s feature-length doc about VHS collectors it’s clear this is a love letter to films from fans: with a grainy filter on screen – as if watching an old tape – the familiar message of “this movie has been formatted to fit the TV screen” pops […]
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REVIEW: Hypochondriac (2022)
dir. Addison Heimann Opening with the text “based on a real breakdown”, director Heimann’s debut follows Will (Zach Villa) from childhood into adulthood. Aged twelve his mother (Marlene Forte), suffering from a serious mental illness, tried to kill him and because of this when Will becomes an adult he tells his partner Luke (Devon Graye) […]
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REVIEW: Scare Package II – Rad Chad’s Revenge (2022)
dir. Aaron B. Koontz; Alexandra Barreto (Welcome to the 90s); Anthony Cousins (The Night He Came Back Again Part VI: The Night She Came Back); Jed Shepherd (Special Edition); Rachele Wiggins (We’re So Dead) As with the original Scare Package (2019) this sequel is an anthology of horror-comedy shorts covering several sub-genres. But like the […]
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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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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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ANALYSIS: ROSE RED, 20 Years On
Ariel Powers-Schaub turns back the clock to examine a Stephen King mini-series that remixed Hill House with varying results… “A good house cuddles and comforts. A bad one fills us with instinctive unease. Bad houses hate our warmth, our humanness. That blind hate is what we mean when we use the word haunted.” Sound familiar? […]
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ANALYSIS: “So many pretty parts, no pretty wholes” – MAY (2002), Twenty Years On
Spoilers Ariel Powers-Schaub examines the lasting legacy of Lucky McKee’s incendiary directorial debut… Despite being twenty years old May (2002) remains painfully incisive today, containing themes which still feel relevant for 2022. Focused on the eponymous May (Angela Bettis), the film follows her as she works at an animal hospital, sews her own clothing and makes […]
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REVIEW: Let The Wrong One In (2021)
dir. Conor McMahon What if your brother showed up on your doorstep and asked for your help? How about if you didn’t really get along, and on top of that, he’d turned into a vampire? That’s the situation Matt (Karl Rice) is faced with when his irresponsible big bro Deco (Eoin Duffy) appears one morning […]
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