Tag: Jerry Sampson
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REVIEW: Cross the Line (2020)
dir. David Victori Boasting the aesthetic of Gaspar Noé without actually being a Noé film director David Victori’s sophomore outing focuses on Dani (Mario Casas), a young man whose father has just died and who’s challenged by his sister Laura (Elisabeth Larena) to step out of his comfort zone and travel the world. The result […]
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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: A Cloud So High (2022)
dir. Christopher Lee Parson Utilizing psychedelic visuals, recurring echoes and a whole slew of differing – and at times clashing – themes, Christopher Lee Parson’s feature debut attempts to capture the mental breakdown of a young man recently discharged from the military as he returns to a dysfunctional home, and a society that doesn’t know […]
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TOP 10: Films of 2021
It’s been another tough year across the board, but horror cinema has continued to thrive, showcasing a veritable smorgasbord of incredible films. Here we polled our contributors to come up with our Top 10 of 2021… 10. Come True Anthony Scott Burns’ film is a cracking combination of Carpenter and Craven, a nightmarish journey with […]
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31 DAYS OF HORROR #24: Jerry Sampson on THE DARK AND THE WICKED (2020)
Spoilers Horror critic and screenwriter Jerry Sampson examines Bryan Bertino’s 2020 shocker, and the layers of family lies, secrets and trauma within… The thing about fear is that it can elude you if you indulge too often. You begin to forget how heavily that pit sits in your stomach, the faint taste of iron in […]
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REVIEW: We Need to Do Something (2021)
dir. Sean King O’Grady There is something wonderful to be said for a simple story: a single location, a primitive struggle for survival, the complexities of family dynamics condensed into ninety-seven minutes of horror. This is the offer of director Sean King O’Grady’s mid-pandemic feature debut. After a storm forces a family to seek shelter […]
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REVIEW: Two Witches (2021)
dir. Pierre Tsigaridis Matriarchal power and ancestral inheritance drive the titular Two Witches in this violent and often hilarious feature debut from Pierre Tsigaridis. Told in several chapters and an epilogue, the lore here is captivating, with imagery that delights and a story that, whilst at times a bit disjointed, ultimately pleases with its boundary […]
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