Scared of Revolution
SCARED OF REVOLUTION, an intimate portrait of The Last Poets’ Umar Bin Hassan’s life, does not shy away from exploring the inner self. Francesca Woulfe reviews.
Category Archives: Reviews
Harpoon
HARPOON: a brilliant blend of horror and humour, and a strong argument against the commercial sale of spearguns to people with anger issues.
Freak Orlando
Directed by the anti-conformist and transgressive Ulrike Ottinger in the West Germany of 1981, FREAK ORLANDO – screening at Weird Weekend by Matchbox Cineclub – is a cult of freak cinema. Marta Pistone reviews.
J.T. Leroy
J.T. Leroy is a fun enough ride through the trials and tribulations of fabricating a famous person, but one that all too quickly glides past some of its more interesting themes, missing the opportunity to bring true depth to the story. Bern Johnston reviews.
American Factory
While there are profound shortcomings to Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar’s AMERICAN FACTORY, what can’t be denied is the film’s felicitous ability to both depict bewilderment and itself bewilder. Marc Nelson reviews.
Here Comes Hell
FrightFest never fails to illuminate the creative genius of the horror genre, and it also provides a glowing platform for new filmmakers. Jack McHenry may only have one feature to his name, but the aesthetic brilliance within his debut film HERE COMES HELL pays captivating tributes to the vintage eras of Hammer House, Tourneur’s Noir, … Continue reading Here Comes Hell
The Dark Red
THE DARK RED shows a great deal of promise early on, with all the markings of a successful entry into a popular genre, but given the dip in quality after the halfway mark, it’s unlikely that any secret cult will be scheming to get their hands on this film anytime soon. Ben Johnston reviews from FrightFest 2019.
Extracurricular
The end result is a satisfactorily fun and exciting film, but for full marks, EXTRACURRICULAR really needed to show its working. Ben Johnston reviews at FrightFest 2019.
Hail Satan?
In this well-edited and entertaining documentary, Penny Lane lifts the lid on what is perhaps the strangest religion of all. Chris Dobson reviews.
I Trapped the Devil
Many effective horror films unsettle their characters by forming a narrative of doubt. It is this exact sense of dubiousness that I TRAPPED THE DEVIL, Josh Lobo’s feature directorial debut, uses to great effect. Ben Woodard reviews at FrightFest 2019.