The TV series Raised By Wolves follows a battle being fought in microcosm, but the resources which are being fought over surpass the usual struggle for land, wealth and power. Having been forced to abandon Earth – now on the verge of destruction, if not already past that point – a small contingent of militant […]
It’s a crime thriller, but Below The Fold starts with what could easily be a horror film opening. It’s an ominous take where it seems something sudden and shocking has happened: the TV is left on, showing nothing but dead air, a telephone receiver lies abandoned. What is this? We’re not told immediately – we’re […]
There have been a fair few gloomy period pieces floating around over the last few years, and though it’s somewhat beyond the scope of this review, it would be interesting to ponder why: what is it about oppressive religious belief and isolated family groups which has such ready appeal for writers? We can’t possibly hand […]
“What am I doing here?” – it’s a simple line, but this early line in Nocturna: Side A sums up the terror and disorientation of old age, particularly when old age is accompanied by dementia – something which the film excels at. When you are losing even the merest anchors of your identity, right down […]
Most of the time, when a film engages with the theme of time travel, it tends to be a bit po-faced. Sure, it can be epic, but the basis of that is usually dystopian futures, mercenaries, world-ending wars and glimpses of horrific alternatives – and no, I swear I’m not just thinking of Terminator. It […]
I Hear The Trees Whispering is a strange experience. It’s certainly the case that there are ideas in here, but whether these land is quite another matter. The film comes off as a bit of a cut ‘n’ shut, with a first two thirds or so which comes across as a standard, and dare we […]
The phenomenon of ‘folk horror’ has been with us for some considerable time – you might argue for as long as storytelling has existed – but, at least in terms of folk horror cinema, there does seem to have been a real explosion of interest in the last decade or so. This has found expression […]
By Guest Contributor Chris Ward Kicking off the new year in explosive style, Arrow Video’s latest addition to their catalogue is 1973’s Dillinger, the directorial debut of John Milius, a filmmaker not known for exploring his sensitive feminine side on the screen. Milius had a hand in several violent movies in the early 1970s, including […]
It’s been said on the site many times before, but it’s a real shame that short films are so rarely seen outside of the festival circuit. I would certainly welcome compilations of short horror films – these could quite easily be organised by theme or subgenre – and it’s surprising that these kinds of compilations […]
Amazon is not an organisation known for its tight budget, so it was no surprise to find out that its recent exclusive TV series The Wheel of Time – according to some sources – has cost an eye-watering $80 million to make. Based on a series of so-called ‘high fantasy’ novels by author Robert Jordan, […]
Anyone feeling a sense of deja-vu? Well, if at the end of 2020 anyone optimistically thought we’d be back to some kind of normal by now, it seems – sadly – it’s not yet to be. And perhaps it’s never to be at all…that’s not to suggest that we will forever be completely under the […]