Category: Film Reviews

Stéphane (France, 2023) While I hadn’t heard of Stéphane, I was intrigued when I saw a review compare it to both Man Bites Dog and Creep. The former, in particular, is one of my favourite…

Evil Cat (Hong Kong, 1987) When a whole bunch of eighties Hong Kong horror films turned up on Shudder, I knew I had to review a couple of them this month. There weren’t that many…

Saccharine (Australia, 2026) Natalie Erika James came to prominence for writing and directing Relic (2020). While I’ve seen nothing but glowing reviews, I’ve avoided it because of the subject matter. After spending years dealing with…

The Driller Killer (USA, 1979) I’m of an age where I remember the video nasties furore in the UK vividly. For a few years in the early 1980s, horror videos were at the bloody heart…

New Religion (Japan, 2022) I had originally planned to watch Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Cloud, but it disappeared from Shudder sometime between putting my list together and today. As much as I love the convenience of the…