On 14 January 1987, student activist Park Jong-chul dies in police custody after being tortured over his suspected anti-government links. His murder sets off a chain of events involving a conscientious prison guard, a young first-year student, an alcoholic court … Continue reading REVIEW: 1987: When the Day Comes (2017)
Remaking foreign films is always such a contentious business. In all honesty it goes both ways: adapting a narrative from one language or culture to another can introduce new perspectives and insights, and make a good story available to audiences … Continue reading REVIEW: The Guilty (2021)
It is the night of the USA’s annual Purge, in which all crimes are declared legal for a 12 hour period. While most of the nation’s civilians cower fearfully inside their homes, other step onto the streets armed with handguns, … Continue reading REVIEW: The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
In a future America, one night of the year is handed over to the Purge: a ritualised spree where all crime including murder is no longer illegal, and where citizens can act out their most violent fantasies with legal impunity. … Continue reading REVIEW: The Purge (2013)
Five films and one TV drama in, and James DeMonaco’s The Purge series still feels as if it is flying under the radar – at least here in Australia it does. The sequels have all failed to qualify for a theatrical … Continue reading REVIEW: The Forever Purge (2021)
The murdered body of a young man is found in the thick fog of La Gomera, the second-smallest of Spain’s Canary Islands. Despite an investigation, and charges laid against a local politician, no one is convicted and the crime remains … Continue reading REVIEW: The Mist and the Maiden (2017)
Chloé (Marine Vacth) is 25-year-old former model living in Paris. She suffers badly from anxiety and depression. She feels constant stomach pain that does not have a physical diagnosis. She is referred to a therapist named Paul (Jérémie Renier), but … Continue reading REVIEW: Double Lover (2017)
You can elevate a B-grade thriller with a superb cast and world-class direction, but at the end of the day it is still going to have to embrace its pulp roots to remain enjoyable. Producer Jerry Bruckheimer is a long-term … Continue reading REVIEW: Greta (2018)
Asger Holm (Jakob Cedergren) is a police officer under investigation for the illegal shooting of a suspect. While protesting his innocence, he finds himself restricted to working the emergency telephone lines night after night. On the last night of work … Continue reading REVIEW: The Guilty (2018)
Lynn (Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying) is a gifted Thai high school student who scores an exclusive scholarship to study at an elite senior academy. Despite struggling to fit in with her rich and privileged peers she does strike up a friendship with … Continue reading REVIEW: Bad Genius (2017)
