the reckoning – Warped Perspective

The Lair (2022)

Posted on July 13, 2023July 13, 2023 by Keri O'Shea

We get some on-screen preamble before the events of The Lair (2022) unfold before us. Locating the film in conflict-ridden Afghanistan in 2017, we’re told that a US bomb strike on a certain province, intended to destroy an insurgent stronghold, occurred after alleged ‘disturbing activity’ in the area. So there we have it: we’re going […]

The Reckoning (2020)

Posted on February 1, 2021March 28, 2024 by Keri O'Shea

It’s not something I’d normally do but, prior to writing up my own review of the new Neil Marshall film The Reckoning, I took a peek at a few other reviews of the film. Almost without exception, other critics prefaced their review by mentioning how much they loved his work, how The Descent (2005) and […]