It's much easier to catch a terrorist if you've created them yourself. This, rather disturbing, truth is a large part of US counter-terrorism policy and is adequately skewered by Chris Morris' latest satire. The Day Shall Come is certainly not a true story - it's a farce comedy - but it is inspired by reality: … Continue reading The Day Shall Come (Review)
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Ready or Not (Review)
It's easy to classify Ready or Not as a combination of Brian Yuzna's Society and Adam Wingard's You're Next. But, this comparison only goes so far; instead, it is important to clarify that the ideas percolating in Ready or Not are better handled in the two previously mentioned films - and they're handled with more … Continue reading Ready or Not (Review)
Child’s Play (2019) (Review)
Chucky's back! Well, I'm not sure he's ever really been away but he's at least been saved from endless straight-to-video sequelisation by Hollywood's unstoppable desire to reboot every horror movie that has ever existed (where's my Society reboot, huh, bigwigs?). The recent slate of remakes has been pretty variable, with some reboots bringing life into … Continue reading Child’s Play (2019) (Review)
In Fabric (Review)
We'll never know what it would look like if Dario Argento made an episode of Inside No. 9 but, it might turn out like In Fabric. I say might because, though Peter Strickland's latest has a clear stylistic link to the extreme and transgressive European cult cinema of the 70s (an era of cinema I … Continue reading In Fabric (Review)
Thunder Road (Review)
In 2016, Jim Cummings wrote, directed and starred in the award winning short, Thunder Road. The twelve minute film was made up of single take in which police officer Jim Arnaud breaks down giving a speech at his mother's funeral. It's a masterclass in tragi-comedy and the same is true of its feature length adaptation … Continue reading Thunder Road (Review)
Booksmart (Review)
Like so many teen comedies before it, Booksmart focuses on house parties. And, like many films before it, it tells the story of those who haven't partied before (maybe those previously framed as outsiders, nerds or highly-strung) having their first wild experience: cue wacky hi-jinks. To a certain extent, Booksmart, follows well trodden ground. However, … Continue reading Booksmart (Review)
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