Chain Reactions Review: A Reflection on Macabre
Chain Reactions examines the legacy of Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre in detail over five chapters with interviews from horror legends.
Fréwaka Film Review: Feverish Folk Horror
Aislinn Clarke combines folklore and modern horror to creepy effect in Fréwaka, her chilling depiction of two women facing trauma that is more shared than they realise.
Black Box Diaries Film Review: Painfully Real
Black Box Diaries is a very moving and heartbreaking personal story that paints a much bigger picture.
Blitz Film Review: McQueen’s Drama of Resilience
Steve McQueen’s Blitz is an absorbing drama that captures moments of diversity and resilience during the bombings in WWII London.
Sex Film Review: Dag Johan Haugerud Educates Us
In Sex, writer-director Dag Johan Haugerud teaches us sexuality, masculinity, relationships, and gender and sexual identity with the story of two chimney sweepers looking for answers.
The Surfer Film Review: A Gnarly Ride
Nicolas Cage stars in Lorcan Finnegan’s The Surfer as an unnamed surfer who descends into insanity when he’s denied access to his favourite childhood beach.
Good One Film Review: A Captivating Debut
India Donaldson’s soft and beautiful debut Good One captures the highs and lows of a father daughter relationship during a three night hike in the Catskill Mountains.
Sweetpea Review: Purnell is brilliant in deliciously addictive series
Starz brings CJ Skuse’s novel Sweetpea to life with an utterly fascinating television adaptation starring a miraculous Ella Purnell as Rhiannon Lewis.
Nickel Boys Film Review: Experience Like No Other
Nickel Boys, the stunning film adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s award-winning novel of the same name, is destined to become a classic of American cinema.
Eight Postcards from Utopia: Film Review
Radu Jude’s Eight Postcards From Utopia is a collection of adverts from post-socialist Romania, and a revealing documentary about our relationship with consumer culture.
