I am a sucker for creature features: throw a hideous bloodthirsty monster into a narrative and it’s likely that on one level or another I am going to find entertainment value. Add in some quality production values, a half-decent script, … Continue reading REVIEW: Antlers (2021)
Andrzej Żuławski’s 1981 film Possession has a notorious reputation and history. It is a French/West German co-production, shot in Berlin, performed in English, and follows the collapse of a marriage between a spy (Sam Neill) and his wife (Isabelle Adjani). It is … Continue reading REVIEW: Possession (1981)
Hollywood’s penchant for recycling horror movie franchises hits a fresh height with Candyman (2021), Nia DaCosta’s timely, relevant, and whip-smart revival of the 1992 Bernard Rose original. That older film adapted a Clive Barker short story into an effective blend of scares … Continue reading REVIEW: Candyman (2021)
Ring, the original novel by Koji Suzuki, works from a killer premise. It focuses on a haunted videotape: if you watch it, you receive a mysterious phone call. Once you have answered that call, you have seven days left to … Continue reading REVIEW: Rings (2017)
During a widespread viral pandemic, a scientist and a park guide head into the forest in a search for a missing colleague. By the time they reach the site of her experiments it becomes clear that they are not alone … Continue reading REVIEW: In the Earth (2021)
A social media influencer falls into a violent nightmare in Follow Me, a 2020 horror film written and directed by Will Wernick (and released in some markets as No Escape). Cole Turner (Keegan Allen) is a social media star boasting several million … Continue reading REVIEW: Follow Me (2020)
Hammer Film Productions represent a legendary part of British film history. While the company was established in 1935, it was a period from 1955 through to the early 1970s that cemented their contribution. Beginning with a series of horror adaptations … Continue reading REVIEW: Blood from the Mummy’s Tomb (1971)
Hee-yeon (Yum Jung-ah) retreats to the country, with her husband Min-ho (Park Hyuk-kwon) and daughter Jun-hee, in order to better care for his dementia-afflicted mother (Huh Jin). In the surrounding forests Hee-yeon finds a frightened young girl (Shin Rin-a) and, … Continue reading REVIEW: The Mimic (2017)
Remakes are a standard part of Hollywood production. In a hunt for successful projects, it makes sense to reproduce an already tried-and-tested formula – or to rely on a pre-existing brand proposition and get a head-start on marketing. The first … Continue reading REVIEW: Halloween (2007)
11 year-old Mexican Estrella (Paola Lara) finds herself living on the street when her mother is kidnapped by the terrifying Huascas criminal gang. She is soon taken in by a gang of homeless young boys, but their lives come into … Continue reading REVIEW: Tigers Are Not Afraid (2017)
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