Tag: James Rodrigues
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REVIEW: Hounded (2022)
dir. Tommy Boulding Making his feature debut with this British twist on The Most Dangerous Game, director Tommy Boulding tells the story of a gang of thieves whose attempt to rob a stately home falls apart when the upper-class owners capture them and reveal their sinister intentions: donning typical fox-hunting gear, the aristocracy intend to hunt […]
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REVIEW: The Price We Pay (2022)
dir. Ryûhei Kitamura Arriving at a pawn shop to settle her debts Grace (Gigi Zumbado) finds that money troubles are the least of her worries when the store gets robbed. As the heist goes askew and the crims take Grace hostage their escape vehicle breaks down on an unoccupied road and – after taking refuge […]
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REVIEW: Burial (2022)
dir. Ben Parker London, 1992. A woman (Harriet Walter) spends Christmas watching a news report about the Soviet Union’s dissolution, only for the quiet night to change when a wolf-masked figure breaks into the house. The tables are quickly turned however, and the intruder reveals his arrival is linked to the woman’s past as a […]
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REVIEW: Swallowed (2022)
dir. Carter Smith Celebrating his move to California to become a porn star, Ben (Cooper Koch) spends one last night partying with best friend Dom (Jose Colon). Concerned about his friend’s financial situation, Dom has a plan to earn some fast cash as a going-away present which involves making a mysterious stop. It’s here that […]
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REVIEW: The Summoned (2022)
dir. Mark Meir After an opening which sees a man digging a grave amongst decaying wildlife, the focus shifts to mechanic Elijah (J. Quinton Johnson), travelling with his musician girlfriend Lyn (Emma Fitzpatrick). They’ve been invited – along with another couple – to attend an exclusive self-help retreat, run by the mysterious Doctor Frost (Frederick […]
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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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31 DAYS OF HORROR #10: James Rodrigues on NEAR DARK (1987)
Spoilers Film critic James Rodrigues takes a desert road-trip with Kathryn Bigelow’s vampire Western… When I first stumbled across Near Dark on Film4 late one night, I was unsure what to expect. My knowledge at the time was how this vampire film starred the less-interesting Petrelli brother from TV’s Heroes, and it had received a […]
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