Tag: Ben Wheatley

In The Earth (2021)

Posted on by Keri O'Shea

I go backwards and forwards on director Ben Wheatley’s work to date, but I can never resist the promise of one of his passions – folk horror: in that respect, the opening scenes of In The Earth certainly don’t disappoint, foregrounding the promise of ancient practices and beliefs – and things going wrong, at a […]

FrightFest 2011 Review: Kill List

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Kill List (2011) Directed by: Ben Wheatley Starring: Neil Maskell, Michael Smiley, MyAnna Buring Review by: Ben Bussey Contract killer Jay (Maskell) hasn’t worked in months. He lives comfortably with his wife (Buring) and their son, but the debts are starting to pile up, not to mention the marital tensions. Anxious to avoid taking on […]