Category: Film Reviews

I stumbled across this little oddity recently and thought it deserved a mention. Dark Intruder is an unsold TV pilot from 1965, starring Leslie Nielsen as the playfully sardonic psychic detective Brett Kingsford. The whole thing is…

It Follows (USA, 2015) Being of a morbid disposition, I’ve spent more of my life thinking about death than is probably healthy. And while I’ve always found it easy to joke about dark subjects, middle…

Spring (USA, 2014) I’ve always loved stories about sympathetic monsters. When I was young, one of my favourites was The Werewolf and the Vampire by R Chetwynd-Hayes. It is a love story between the two eponymous…

The Atticus Institute (USA, 2014) It may be over 40 years since its release, but The Exorcist remains a huge influence on horror cinema. It still tops lists of the greatest horror films and its viewership is…

Would You Rather (USA, 2012) If the USA ever adopts nationwide socialised healthcare it will cause chaos in Hollywood. Crippling medical bills have provided reliable motivation for characters to take foolhardy and extreme action for…