GYFF 2016 Review – The Witch (2015)
Robert Eggers debut feature as writer/director, The Witch, is the kind of abstract horror feature that can either flounder in...
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.
DVD Review – The Asylum (2015)
What makes a good horror movie? Scary Setting? Yes. Simple premise that plays on tension and your fears? Yes. Dumbass...
Review – Clown (2014)
Jon Watts’ Clown is an exceptional example of how much fun can still be had in the darkest corners of...
TIFF 2013 Review – Almost Human
The main problem with Almost Human is that its poster is almost cooler and more grabbing than the film itself....
Jake Squared Review – Raindance Film Festival 2013
With one of the most innovative set-ups on show at this years Raindance festival, Jake Squared comically questions the importance...
EIFF 2013 – We Are The Freaks Review
Justin Edgar's We Are the Freaks sets out to challenge the conventions of the traditional teen-comedy, and it mostly does...
Blood Brother Review (Sundance London 2013)
Sweeping up the documentary awards at the American Sundance, Blood Brother is director Steve Hooper’s tale of his best friends...
Sundance London 2013 : Sleepwalk With Me Review
Mike Birbiglia’s journey to the silver screen isn’t your average one. A stand-up comedian by trade, he then branched out...
The Look Of Love Review
Scorcese had DeNiro, Tim Burton has Johnny Depp and back in blighty Michal Winterbottom has Steve Coogan. The Look of...
The Kings Of Summer Review (Sundance London 2013)
Oh for a teenage summer. Those long months that roll on forever, answering to no teacher, endlessly outside and bargaining...
Sundance London 2013: Peaches Does Herself Review
An 80 year-old woman stands onstage, topless, clutching a dildo, and singing a song called ‘I love dick’. Welcome to...
Stoker Review (2013 Glasgow Film Festival)
If you can avoid the trailer, then for God’s sake do because here’s a film that benefits from going in...
Frightfest 2011 Review: The Innkeepers
Ti West has made quite a distinct impact on the horror scene despite having only three previous films under his...
GFF 2011 Review: NORWEGIAN WOOD
My first hand experience of a Haruki Murakami novel was reading Hard Boiled Wonderland and the end of The World...