south african horror – Warped Perspective

Good Madam (2021)

Posted on July 11, 2022July 5, 2022 by Keri O'Shea

Good Madam (2021) is a very quiet film. There are no explosive moments; the vast majority of the story unfolds in a limited domestic space; there is a tiny cast. Opting for a restricted setting and a limited number of characters like this either speaks to a filmmaker’s make-a-film-any-film bravado, or genuine confidence that this […]

FrightFest 2021: Gaia

Posted on September 6, 2021September 6, 2021 by Keri O'Shea

It’s perhaps little surprise, as discourse about man’s relationship with the natural world becomes more and more urgent, that the phenomenon of ‘eco-horror’ is appearing more on screens, too. Whilst audiences have long been warned not to go into the woods, it’s the natural world itself which now poses the threat. But Gaia (2021) is […]