Grimmfest 2023 – Film Review – 8 Found Dead (2023)
8 Found Dead is a dirty intergenerational war of nerves that uses timeline gymnastics and abrasive humour to deconstruct the...
Film Festivals
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Grimmfest 2023 – Film Review – AUXILIO – The Power of Sin (2023)
Auxilio - The Power of Sin is a hallucinatory Nunsploitation movie from Argentina that harnesses the hypocrisy and misogynistic cruelty...
Grimmfest 2023 – Film Review – The Coffee Table (2022)
The Coffee Table is a staggeringly cruel comedy from Spain traumatises the viewer by entrusting them with a heart-breaking secret...
Grimmfest 2023 – Film Review – Keratyna (2023)
Keratyna is frequently hilarious and surprisingly subtle, this superbly acted horror satire from Spain explores the connection between incels and...
London Film Festival 2023 review – Hit Man (2023)
We’ve missed Richard Linklater. Whether he’s in throwaway comedy mode or making something more contemplative, he’s always gone his own...
Film Review – Fremont (2023)
Danya, the main face of ‘Fremont’, is a humble, yet assertive Afghan young lady who works for a fortune cookie...
Review – Failure! (2023 Pigeon Shrine FrightFest)
Factory owner James is in the eye of a financial hurricane. We are invited to bear real-time witness as his...
Review – Raging Grace (2023 Pigeon Shrine FrightFest)
Classism, greed, and desperation permeate this classy feature debut from emerging talent Paris Zarcilla. A poignant glimpse into the immigrant...
Review – GOOD BOY (2023 PIGEON SHRINE FRIGHTFEST )
Good Boy is a bizarre Norweigan horror thriller about the dangers of desperation dating is a disturbing trip into the...
Review – TOPAKK aka Triggered (2023 Pigeon Shrine FrightFest)
Gleefully gory indie action thriller from The Philippines that uses PTSDÂ as a catalyst for its relentless stream of bullets,...
Review – Pandemonium (2023 Pigeon Shrine FrightFest)
In Pandemonium, hell knows no forgiveness in this morbidly Miltonic deconstruction of mankind's predisposition for sin and its fallout in...
Review – New Life (2023Pigeon Shrine FrightFest)
Surprises and shocks abound in this emotionally sophisticated horror film New Life that changes gear and genre to a devastating...
Review – Lore (2023 PIGEON SHRINE FRIGHTFEST)
Smart and stylish old-school horror anthology from the UK that offers ghosties, gore, and guffaws with excellent casting and slick...
Review – The Dive (2023 Pigeon Shrine FrightFest)
Dive is a ruthlessly tense aquatic survival picture is superbly crafted to create oceans of underwater unease. Sisters Drew and...