In Flames

In Flames – Review

There has been a plethora of feature-length debuts celebrated at this year’s Glasgow Film Festival, with writer / director Zarrar Khan joining in festivities. His film, In Flames, breezes effortlessl...
only the river flows

Only The River Flows – Review

The 1990s in China was a period of extreme flux. As state-owned businesses and structures began to disintegrate, unemployment and corruption began to seep in. Many eagerly embraced the rise of consum...
The G

The G – Review

This review contains spoilers. They say that revenge is a dish best served cold. But nobody ever said anything about it being grandma doing the serving. In an unusual spin on the classic revenge dram...
Love Lies Bleeding

Love Lies Bleeding – Review

This review contains mild spoilers If you watched Rose Glass’s debut, Saint Maud, there’s a strong chance you left the cinema in a state of shock and disorientation. Striking in its visuals and bolst...
The Killer Netflix Michael Fassbender

The Killer – Review

David Fincher’s latest thriller, The Killer, is probably the antithesis of what many have come to anticipate from the “hitman’s revenge” kind of film. It is still; it defies its own mantras about not...
Rotting in the Sun

Rotting in the Sun – Review

Warning – This review contains major spoilers for Rotting in the Sun If Tom Gormican’s The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent taught us anything, it’s that we love actors playing hyper stylised vers...
Fall Netflix

Fall – Review

Climbing an abandoned radio tower that soars 2000 feet into the cloudless Mojave Desert sky. It sounds like something Tom Cruise would probably consider doing before breakfast. Instead, it’s the plot...
The Menu Ralph Fiennes Anya Taylor-Joy

The Menu – Review

Director Mark Mylod is no stranger to poking fun at the entitlement and bad behaviour of the rich. You only have to watch a few episodes of his TV show, Succession, to know that he wants to be both i...
Barbarian movie

Barbarian – Review

** minor spoilers ahead **  There was bound to come a point where apps or technology changed the way horror movies pan out. We all have torches, maps and a world of other information in our pockets. ...
The Black Phone

The Black Phone – Review

There probably can’t be too much more to be done with the missing kids genre trope in horror. From It to Stranger Things, we’re very familiar with small American towns being unable to prevent their y...