Pigeon Shrine Frightfest Glasgow Review – All You Need Is Death (2023)
All You Need Is Death is a spectral folk horror from Ireland that refines nightmare fuel from an ancient presence...
Film Festivals
Alongside our in-depth reviews from some of the world’s biggest film festivals, you’ll also find the latest film news, exclusive features, trailers, interviews, and everything in between. We cover festivals from across the globe, including the Glasgow Film Festival, Edinburgh International Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), Fantasia International Film Festival, and FrightFest, bringing you the latest from the world of cinema all year round.
Pigeon Shrine Frightfest Glasgow – Film Review – The Well (2023)
The crimson carrion of retro Italian horror is resurrected in this streamlined shocker The Well, that lingers lovingly on sadistic...
Pigeon Shrine Frightfest Glasgow Review – Wake Up (2023)
This energetic satirical slasher Wake Up from the talented RKSS collective wrings occasional moments of sadistic brilliance from its tired ...
Pigeon Shrine Frightfest Glasgow Review – The Deep Dark (2023)
Accomplished world-building and visceral effects shine in this ambitious subterranean monster flick The Deep Dark set in 1956. Moroccan Amir...
Review – Baby Assassin 2 Babies (2023)
As an action fan, I have heard nothing but great things about the first Baby Assassins. I missed it when...
2024 Glasgow Film Festival Review – Cold (2023)
The idea of a mystery taking place across 2-time frames is a great concept. Seeing the mystery of the past...
Review – Lo Capitano (2024 Glasgow Film Festival)
With callous troglodytes like Suella Braverman and her racist rhetoric against immigrants having until recently been in power, the contemporary...
Review – The Burning Season (2024 Glasgow Film Festival )
It’s a familiar concept. The rocky, destructive love affair that breaks hearts but is so all-consuming that it’s addictive. And...
Review – Lousy Carter (2024 Glasgow Film Festival)
Lousy Carter earns its title. It’s a cynical, depressing outing that, like its anti-hero protagonist, fundamentally lacks self-awareness. Its goal...
Review – The G (2024 Glasgow Film Festival)
“Old age isn’t for sissies.” The G’s Ann (Dale Dickey) wouldn’t disagree with Bette Davis. If anything, she’d go further:...
Review – Green Border (2023)
Agnieszka Holland, the celebrated director from Poland, returns with a powerful and pressing film. Holland is a leading figure in...
Saturday Night Review
"Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!" are words that have been spoken for many a Saturday for nearly fifty...
Review – Suitable Flesh (2023)
Dedicated to filmmaker Stuart Gordon with a screenplay derived from an original, challenging prose by H.P. Lovecraft, this is a...
Pigeon Shrine Halloween Frightfest Film Review – Maria (2023)
Maria is a wild sexy killer robot flick from Argentina shares extremely unlikely connections with the 1927 classic Metropolis. Maria...