Serial Killer films live on in Scott Derrickson‘s return to the horror genre in The Black Phone. Ethan Hawke terrorises childhood memories in 1970’s Denver Colorado. If a phone rings, answer it…It may save your life. This is based on the Joe Hill (Stephen King’s son) 2004 short story of the same name and extending… Read More Film Review – The Black Phone (2022)
To coincide with the recent release of The Invitation in UK and Irish cinemas. I’ve decided to look at films that have families with secrets. Below is a list of films that involve family secrets, as ever they are in particular order and it’s only a selection of films. What Josiah Saw (2022) Robert Patrick… Read More Films with Family Secrets
Jessica M.Thompson’s lavish gothic horror The Invitation wants to be different, but lacks the extra ‘bite’ to stand out. The vampire sub-genre has been tried and tested many times over the decades. Sadly the tag is getting worn out and it’s 3 decades since The Lost Boys and Near Dark. Game Of Thrones star Nathalie… Read More Film Review – The Invitation (2022)
Esther is back! 13 years after Juame Collet-Sera’s Orphan (2009), we have a prequel Orphan: First Kill. On paper this shouldn’t work, prequel sequels rarely do, many are only about keeping franchises alive a bit longer. William Brent Bell’s film is a highly entertaining thriller that exceeds all (low) expectations. Isabelle Fuhrman returns as the… Read More Film Review – Orphan: First Kill (2022)
Later this month Arrow FrightFest weekend will take place from 25th August until 29th August. All taking place at London’s Leicester Square and Prince Charles Cinema for it’s 23rd year. Five days of the very best of global genre cinema. Unearthing liars and unholy terror, and we won’t be safe at any height. 80 films… Read More 2022 Arrow FrightFest Must Watch Films
Over the short space of five years, Jordan Peele has fast becoming one of the go to film-makers in metaphorical genre cinema. Call it psychological horror or horror with brains he’s doing something that’s open society’s eyes. Nope is his third foray into genre film-making empirical uncertainty. Jordan Peele is a comedian/actor who for years… Read More Film Review – Nope (2022)
Monstrous we originally watched at 2022 Glasgow Film Festival (part of Arrow Video FrightFest line up), now out on Digital in the UK and Ireland from Koch Films. This indie period based supernatural thriller that stars Christina Ricci in the lead role. NO longer is she just known for being Wednesday Addams. A role that… Read More Film Review – Monstrous (2022)
As they these days, you can find anything online including exorcisms! In Damien LeVeck‘s The Cleansing Hour, exorcism go live online and is our ‘priest’ battling (fake) evil every week? Everyone seems to want their 15 minutes of fame these days. Those opportunities used to come in the shape of talent shows in pubs and… Read More Film Review – The Cleansing Hour (2019)
It’s easy to call yourself a film fan or even a cinephile but when you dig a little deeper to find out why they call themselves fans its then you truly find out how much of a fan you really are. Film is one of the most culturally diverse art forms ever created, true cinephiles… Read More Film Review – Nosferatu (1922)
2021 was a busy year for Edgar Wright with wooing as well as educating us with The Sparks Brothers documentary. Ending the year with the genre mixing psychological thriller Last Night In Soho. As the ghosts of the past terrorise a young aspiring fashion designer or is it all in her mind? Many cities all… Read More Film Review – Last Night In Soho (2021)
Chronicles In Film 