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IFFR Review – Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror

Genre film fans tend to be a rather avid bunch. Staunchly faithful to, and rabid defenders of, our favourite films, we naturally have a preference when it comes to sub-genres.…

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Blu-Ray Review: Lake Mungo

Whilst found footage was an intriguing concept at first, most genre film fans soon became weary of its lazy application. Indeed, whilst the likes of Rob Savage’s Host demonstrates that…

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IFFR Review: The Day is Over

Traditionally, when focusing on youth the cinematic gaze has rested squarely on boys. Boys were the ones with rampant imaginations and a fearlessness which made for great cinema. This was…

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Sheffield Doc/Fest 2021 Preview

Sheffield Doc/Fest has taken a new direction under the curation of Director Cíntia Gil. Whether by intention or through necessity, given both editions under her curatorship have been during lockdown…

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IFFR Review: Birds of America

One of my local galleries houses John James Audubon’s beautiful Blue Crane, Or Heron. It’s a picture which has always fascinated me. It’s a magnificent work of art but it’s…

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There’s a tendency today, especially within mainstream genre cinema, to rely on jump scares and manufacturing tension using abrasive soundscapes and invasive camera techniques. This can often leave a bad…

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Film Review: Flashback

The history of cinema is littered with child stars who struggled to adjust to the adult acting world. Hollywood seems to have addressed this by casting older actors as younger…

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Film Review: After Love

If you’re an avid watcher of British television it’s likely that Joanna Scanlan will be a familiar face, although there’s a chance you might struggle to place her. The Welsh…

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Grimmfest Review: To Your Last Death

Whilst it’s become something of a cliché, the portrayal of rich and powerful white men as bad parents, not to mention dubious people, still often rings true. Power and money…

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Grimmfest Review: A Perfect Enemy

Airports are eerie and haunting places. They function as transit hubs for people who are either embarking on a journey or returning home, providing a space which acts like something…

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IFFR Review – Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror

Blu-Ray Review: Lake Mungo

IFFR Review: The Day is Over

Sheffield Doc/Fest 2021 Preview

IFFR Review: Birds of America

Film Review: Caveat

Film Review: Flashback

Film Review: After Love

Grimmfest Review: To Your Last Death

Grimmfest Review: A Perfect Enemy