By Tristan Bishop Films tend to say a lot about the climate in which they were made – from the nuclear paranoia of 1950s creature features to the Guantanamo/Abu Ghraib atrocities many claim had an influence on torture porn/ordeal horror. The horror film especially lends itself to reflecting the fears of its audience, whether this […]
By Keri O’Shea Ah, ‘Grindhouse Classics’ from 88 Films – how I love that you are so defiantly, so delightfully neither of those things; but truth be told, I just can’t turn down your screeners for long. Perhaps it’s the fact that I am such a sucker for punishment, or perhaps it’s the fact that […]
Review by Quin I hear that Dustin Mills has quite the following. His 2013 film The Ballad of Skinless Pete (now called Skinless) received a glowing review at Brutal As Hell. While he’s only been a director for a relatively short time, I went into his latest feature, Kill That Bitch, cold. Cold because I had […]
Review by Ben Bussey You know – it’s entirely possible that, once True Blood ends, Stephen Moyer has a bright future ahead of him as an actor. The man clearly has skill; you can’t blag playing a leading role on a hugely popular TV show for upwards of five years. Well, okay, maybe you can, […]
Review by Quin If I had a million dollars to just give away, I would be asking you all to find me a review of the 2012 Swedish horror film Wither that does not mention a certain 80’s classic about a group of young people spending a weekend in a cabin. The person who finds […]
Review by Ben Bussey Ah… herein lies a tale. A few years back, when I met my esteemed BAH colleague Keri O’Shea for the first time in a face-to-face/actual human interaction capacity, the conversation perhaps unsurprisingly veered to our favourite horror movies. As memory serves, I waxed lyrical about The Monster Squad, and how my […]
Review by Stephanie Scaife I never know exactly what I think about Lars von Trier. On one hand he’s a master provocateur and prankster that you should never take too seriously, but on the other hand he is a truly unique filmmaker who gets away with making some of the toughest, most thought-provoking films you’re […]
Review by Ben Bussey Before anyone says it: no, this is not an all-star John Grisham adaptation, and at no point does Samuel L Jackson shout, “yes they deserved to die and I hope they burn in hell!” Having said that, Sam the Man’s famous quote from that 90s courtroom drama does have a certain […]
Review by Comix Nineties nostalgia is a huge right now. Hell, you can’t even walk down the street without some kid rocking a Power Rangers hoody while scooting around the Hammer dance and humming the theme song from the Rugrats, the whole time bouncing on moon shoes (or something , I don’t know). The point […]
Review by Ben Bussey Let’s start with the good news. It’s rare indeed that elderly actors and actresses get to be the focal point of modern films in general; let alone low budget comedy horrors. In setting the action in a retirement home and showing proceedings largely from the perspective of the residents, in particular […]
Review by Stephanie Scaife Alfred Sole has in more recent years carved out a career for himself as a production designer on US television. Although having just four feature film credits to his name as a director (including hardcore porn and a bizarre slasher film about a mounty), he certainly made a mark with Alice, […]