Tag: FrightFest
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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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INTERVIEW: Phil Drinkwater, writer BROADCAST SIGNAL INTRUSION (2021)
“We have a history of self-sabotage that I’m kind of proud of. The work always comes first.” After tearing up the festival circuit last year, Broadcast Signal Intrusion is finally coming home on Blu-ray. Here we sit down with co-writer Phil Drinkwater to discuss his labyrinthine world of neo-noir and physical media… You’ve got a […]
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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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REVIEW: The Ledge (2022)
dir. Howard J. Ford Kelly (Brittany Ashworth) captures the murder of her best friend Sophie (Anaïs Parello) on her camcorder after one of the male members of their rock climbing group attempts to sexually assault her. Attempting to flee, Kelly soon realises that the only escape route is up, and begins to scale a gigantic […]
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REVIEW: Mandrake (2022)
dir. Lynne Davison Parole officer Cathy (Deirdre Mullins) has a troubled family life, but soon finds her problems worsen when she’s allocated the case of released killer ‘Bloody’ Mary Laidlaw (Derbhle Crotty). Despite having been in prison for twenty years Mary soon returns to certain practices, and so when two children go missing nearby Cathy’s […]
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REVIEW: Wyrmwood: Apocalypse (2021)
dir. Kiah Roache-Turner Indie darlings Kiah and Tristan Roache-Turner made a name for themselves in the horror community thanks to their 2014 festival favourite Wyrmwood (which is perhaps as loved for the underdog story that marked that film’s journey to the screen – shot on weekends for years – as for anything in the work […]
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REVIEW: You Are Not My Mother (2021)
dir. Kate Dolan According to lore, a “changeling” is where sinister faerie folk swap a human child for a fae baby. But what if it wasn’t a child that was switched, but the mother? Despite being a country rich in folkloric traditions, Ireland’s contribution to folk horror cinema has rather paled in comparison to her British […]
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REVIEW: Homebound (2021)
dir. Sebastian Godwin There’s something intrinsically ominous about arriving at a house where you expect someone to be, and them not being there. No matter how hard you try to convince yourself that something just came up and they’ll be back any moment, there’s often a niggling feeling that they’re dead in a ditch or […]
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