https://youtu.be/MDQJ5M6RKRw Written and Directed by Andy Mitton United States/ 2022/ 87 mins ★★★★ Covid-19 as a narrative tool isn’t entirely new; most expressionist mediums have taken to picking at the still-open wound of the Pandemic in various ways, but there’s a trickier minefield to navigate where the horror genre is concerned. Here Covid-19 isn’t strictly … Continue reading The Harbinger – Shudder
https://youtu.be/y0snyYvBhsw Directed by Dominic Brunt Written by Joel Ferrari and Pete Wild ★★★ The continuing grasp of British horror-comedy already claims zombies, a smattering of vampires, ghoulies, and even a few too many killer sheep. Well, now it is the turn of a beast of old, a lycanthropic laugh infusion in the form of Emmerdale actor and … Continue reading Wolf Manor
https://youtu.be/7eyaId1TBP4 Written by Nathan Cockerill Theatre Direction by Chris Jarvis Film Direction by Geoff Coward ★★★★ A tradition from Auntie Beeb themselves, the CBeebies Pantomime has become an annual event for cheerful faces across the nation on both the small and, in recent years, the big screen. And this year is no different as we’re off to … Continue reading CBeebies Panto: Dick Whittington and His Cat
https://youtu.be/MCWDBtZo8eM Written by Justin Benson Directed by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead 2022/USA/116 mins ★★★★ Paranoia is a drug; highly addictive and almost therapeutic in its poison. It’s a difficult habit to shake off, hence its use as the building blocks for successful horror, sci-fi and thriller pieces of cinema. And while Something in the Dirt has … Continue reading Something in the Dirt
https://youtu.be/s8AMy2Oh-7I Written by Piros Zánkay Story by Gábor Hellebrandt and Péter Bergendy Directed by Péter Bergendy 2020/115mins/Hungary ★★★ The dead outnumber the living. Surviving the Great War, Tomás finds himself amidst the deceased in an open grave following an explosion which should have claimed him. Mistaken for dead, it is only after the observations of … Continue reading Post Mortem – Review
https://youtu.be/2-reTVlqsJo Directed by Adam Gunn Written by Tess Meyer, Gerhard Hahn & Fin Edquist ★★★ Mia lives a divided life: twelve years old and coming to the unpleasant terms surrounding the death of her parents. She lives with her grandfather, both of whom struggle immensely with the loss, and despite their valiant efforts to be … Continue reading Mia and Me: The Hero of Centopia
https://youtu.be/AAMRdPu3KnM Written by John Campopiano and Chris Griffiths Directed by John Campopiano and Gary Smart ★★★ Look. We get it. We really do. There’s just something not right about Clowns. It’s an established fear. There’s an unsettling presence to something with a permanent smile fixed on its face – and Stephen King, horror novelist extraordinaire, capitalised on … Continue reading Pennywise: The Story of It
https://youtu.be/wc_WWv4eBYE Written & Directed by Martyn Robertson UK/2021/78mins ★★★★ When we first encounter Ben Larg, he is twelve, and embarking on a journey to Japan to take part in the under eighteen's world surfing championships. The Scottish champion has been entering competitions since he was eleven, and quite openly and humbly – accepts that he … Continue reading Ride The Wave – Review
Created by Emma Clark & PJ Stanley ★★★★ With showgirls, preachers, nuclear physicists, and of course giant Rabbits, Ghost of The Near Future is an existential crisis and a half, an exuberantly experimental piece of theatre from emerging performance duo Emma & PJ. This cacophony of engaging storytelling, humour, and cinematic sorcery manifests a surprisingly … Continue reading Ghosts of the Near Future – Summerhall
https://youtu.be/faH-Pp1Sll0 Written & Directed by Rogue Rubin Australia/2022/76mins ★★★★ There’s something remarkable about the King of the Jungle. For one, you’d never find them in a Jungle. But the Lion, the cultural hegemonic symbol of the animal kingdom depicted in sculpture, art and literature as a persistent and encompassing symbol for centuries finds their existence … Continue reading Lion Spy – Review
