Review by Ben Bussey Rock’n’roll, and Satan: not unlike Britain and America, it’s one of those enduring ‘special relationships,’ the source of endless joy for some and endless anxiety for others. I’m often surprised how rarely the subject rears its horned and/or heavily hairsprayed head in the movies. To my mind, 1986’s PMRC-baiting heavy metal […]
Review by Comix Sidekicks have always gotten a bad rap. From ransom fodder to comedy relief, sidekicks have always been the throwaway characters of the comic world. In fact, Robin himself became so expandable that, at one point, in Batman issue #428, readers got to vote if Robin lived or died after a brutal attack […]
Review by Tristan Bishop Ryuhei Kitamura is a talented chap. His breakthrough film Versus rocked international audiences back in 2000, blending Yakuza, zombies and breakneck action sequences, and a couple of years later he made Azumi, a wonderfully entertaining ‘female ninja’ story with quirky characters and breathtaking sword fighting. Unfortunately, when handed Godzilla : Final […]
Review by Ben Bussey Mention the name Adrián García Bogliano, and those who don’t reply “who’s he” will probably all be able to tell you one thing: this is a filmmaker who draws a very fine line between sex and horror. Even if you’ve never seen Penumbra, the image of leading lady Cristina Brondo bound […]
Review by Stephanie Scaife Moderate spoilers ahead. Andrzej Żuławski’s Possession has got to be one of the strangest, most compelling and hyperbolically hysterical films I’ve ever seen. Originally pitched as “a film where a woman fucks an octopus” by Żuławski, it’s understandable that it had trouble finding financial backing. Even Isabelle Adjani, who won the […]
Review by Ben Bussey Desperate times make for desperate people. We may think we’ve got it tough now, but hey, it could be worse; we could be living without technology in an unforgiving wilderness, in the aftermath of the Black Death. Whilst Escape might be reasonably classed as a historical piece, given it’s set in […]
By Keri O’Shea Editor’s note: for another take on this film, be sure to check out Tristan’s FrightFest 2012 review here. Amongst the worst horrors of war are not those things which people find unable to bear, but those which they do. On these occasions, the most harmful, hopeless situations become, somehow, acceptable. Life – […]
By Comix The French have released some of the gnarliest horror the world has ever seen. Works like Martyrs, Haute Tension and Inside have forced many fans to question not only their own morality, but the twisted notions of the creators themselves. Though the current wave of horror movies is relatively new to our coasts, […]
By Kit Rathenar I think this may mark the most times that Brutal As Hell has ever reviewed a single movie, given that we’ve covered this one here, here and here already. That being the case, I was asked in this review of Monster Pictures’ UK release of the already-legendary anthology film The ABCs of […]
Review by Ben Bussey Talk about expectation. It’s a noun, meaning 1) the act or the state of expecting: to wait in expectation, 2) the act or state of looking forward or anticipating, 3) an expectant mental attitude: a high pitch of expectation, 4) something expected; a thing looked forward to, 5) Often, expectations, a […]
Review by Stephanie Scaife I remember seeing Fear X at FrightFest 10 years ago and witnessing a rather terse Q&A session with filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn, where he took issue with the accusation of being nothing more than a Lynch wannabe by a put out audience member who absolutely hated the film. This is the […]