We review the English-language debut of Polish director Malgorzata Szumowska, The Other Lamb. By Josh Slater-Williams 26-03-20 1,258 Director: Malgorzata Szumowska Writer: C.S. McMullen Cast: Raffey Cassidy, Michiel Huisman, Denise Gough, Kelly Campbell, Eve Connolly, Isabelle Connolly, Ailbhe Cowley Distributor: MUBI Running Time: 97 mins If you like this, try… The Invitation Michiel Huisman also
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Takashi Shimizu, the director and co-writer (with Daisuke Hosaka) of Howling Village (Inunaki-mura), will always, along with Hideo Nakata (Ring, 1998; Dark Water, 2002) and Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Pulse, 2001), belong to the pantheon of J-horror filmmakers. This comes down to Shimizu’s auteurist rôle at the centre of one of this subgenre’s most famous and influential
‘Busy’ is the word that comes to mind in trying to describe Ilya S. Maksimov’s The Soul Conductor (Provodnik). For this is a film in which multiple subgenres and perspectives collide, and the viewer is left, not unlike the self-medicating heroine Katia (Aleksandra Bortich), struggling to find a clear signal in all the noise. Still
“Welcome to the circle” is a recurring utterance in writer/director David Fowler’s debut feature of the same name. These words are addressed to anybody finding their way into an isolated woodland community whose few residents – Rebekah (Cindy Busby), Lotus Cloud (Heather Doerksen), Sky (Andrea Brooks) and Mathew (Michael Rogers) – are clearly the wide-eyed
How did you get involved with The Hunt? Well [director] Craig Zobel [and writers] Nick Cuse and Damon Lindelof developed it and went out to the market place with it with Craig attached to direct it. It was quite competitive but I loved it. And later I learned that Damon said he wanted to make
Strange anomalies are afoot with our world exclusive artwork and clip from upcoming sci-fi thriller, Sea Fever… By Rachael Harper 10-03-20 511 We are delighted to reveal an exclusive clip and UK artwork from the upcoming movie Sea Fever… Sea Fever is a tense and original Irish sci-fi thriller reminiscent of cult classics The
A space film rooted in terrestrial issues when an astronaut and mother is set to leave her daughter before a mission… By Serena Scateni 09-03-20 1,252 Released: 8 May Certificate: 12A Director: Alice Winocour Cast: Eva Green, Zélie Boulant, Matt Dillon, Aleksey Fateev, Lars Eidinger Distributor: Picturehouse Entertainment Running Time: 107 mins In space films,
All alone in his studio/home (and dressed in a jacket with the same striped pattern as that on the Beetlejuice figurine that decorates his mixing desk), DJ Rod Wilson (James Wright) broadcasts Nightmare Radio into the wee hours, telling creepy stories and chatting live with callers, some of whom are sceptical about the connection of
Every night, a group of ageing American ex-army men from the Vietnam – and in one case the Korean – War gather at dingy VFW Post 2494, run by their fellow soldier Fred Parras (Stephen Graham). Together, they knock back a few drinks, share some old combat stories, and engage in the kind of cameraderie
As tech company manager Rick Sanders (Austin Lewis) leads his staff in a peppy motivational session at the beginning of Butt Boy, the camera circles to one man who stands out from his co-workers, a craggy island of disconsolate ennui floating in a sea of happy-clappy mirth. Played by the film’s director and (with Ryan
“I don’t know why I do what I do.” The speaker, Jack (MacLeod Andrews, They Look Like People, The Siren) is going through what might be called an existential crisis. Displaced from his own home by a neighbour’s cockroach infestation, he is having to make his bed wherever he can – and right now, given
Back when the Korean New Wave was cresting, part of what made directors like Park Chan-wook (Oldboy, 2003), Kim Ji-woon (A Tale Of Two Sisters, 2003), Jang Joon-hwan (Save The Green Planet!, 2003) and Bong Joon-ho (The Host, 2006) seem so exciting was the way in which they all took the familiar language of genre
‘Raven’s End – Where Your Story Begins’, reads the sign marking the entrance to the mist-shrouded coastal town, as a little boy cycles by with an old analogue camera over his shoulder. This boy is looking for a story alright. With aspirations to become an investigative reporter, he hopes to uncover the rumoured mystery of
‘Anderson Falls’ is the name of a wide water cascade to be found in Bartholomew County, Indiana – but that is a long way from the urban LA setting of French director Julien Seri’s latest. This is a thriller about fathers and sons. First there is Mark Witver (Gary Cole) and his adult son Adam
Sea Fever opens with a spectacular shot under the ocean’s surface, sunlight radiating through the wash above, before something plunges into the water: a fully dressed woman who opens her mouth to gasp for breath before there is a cutaway to the title, and then to a huge drifting jellyfish. The woman is Siobhán (Hermione
Taking place in a world where technology has replaced magic, Pixar’s latest fantasy adventure, Onward, sets audiences up with a wonderful premise from the off. The world is populated by mythical creatures such as centaurs, pixies and elves, where dragons are household pets and unicorns eat from rubbish bins. But since the advent of technology,
Set in a dystopian, future South Korea (although not so far from where we are now), Time To Hunt is the first feature from American-born filmmaker, Yoon Sung-hyun. In the film, Seoul has become a polluted, hazy monolith of flat blocks overflowing with poverty and crime after the South Korean won goes bust and is
Read our review on the Shirley Jackson biopic… By Katie Goh 02-03-20 1,445 Director: Josephine Decker Cast: Elisabeth Moss, Michael Stuhlbarg, Odessa Young, Logan Lerman Less a by-the-numbers biopic and more an unconventional sketch of a woman’s creative process, Shirley is a hazy portrait of American cult horror writer, Shirley Jackson. Based on a Susan
Disney has released a star-studded trailer for its upcoming take on Artemis Fowl, the best-selling book by Eoin Colfer. Don’t take our word for it, see it for yourselves below: Disney describes Artemis Fowl, as “a fantastical, spellbinding adventure that follows the journey of 12-year-old genius Artemis Fowl, a descendant of a long line of criminal
Universal’s classic monster movie The Invisible Man, directed by James Whale in 1933 and based on the H G Wells novel, was a hugely influential horror thanks to John P Fulton’s impressive special effects. In 2020, this Blumhouse-produced reimagining, written and directed by Leigh Whannell, proves to be a success thanks to a smart script
The trailer for the new Candyman film is out and it’s an absolute corker! See it for yourselves here: Candyman is the highly anticipated contemporary incarnation of the cult classic and Universal’s synopsis of the film is: For as long as residents can remember, the housing projects of Chicago’s Cabrini Green neighbourhood were terrorized by a
A new poster and a trailer have been revealed for Paramount Animation’s new monster movie Rumble. Check out the trailer here: Here is a synopsis for Rumble: In a world where monster wrestling is a global sport and monsters are superstar athletes, teenage Winnie seeks to follow in her father’s footsteps by coaching a loveable
Epic Pictures Group has acquired the US distribution rights for the breakout comedy-thriller Butt Boy from director and co-writer Tyler Cornack. If you haven’t seen it already, check out the teaser trailer below… “BUTT BOY embodies the rogue spirit of independent filmmaking and does not fit a conventional mold,” says Epic Pictures Group CEO
Does Guns Akimbo come out with all guns blazing or is it just firing blanks? Find out with our review! By Anton Bitel 24-02-20 639 Released: 28 February 2020 (US) Certificate: R Director: Jason Lei Howden Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Samara Weaving, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Ned Dennehy, Rhys Darby Distributor: Saban Films Illegal online game Skism
Sky Cinema has released the trailer for Four Kids And It, based on the book by Jacqueline Wilson. By Rachael Harper 21-02-20 264 Sky Cinema has released the trailer for its new original film Four Kids And It. Check it out for yourselves below: Based on the book by Jacqueline Wilson, Four Kids And It
This trailer for Why Don’t You Just Die! packs a real punch… By Rachael Harper 21-02-20 1,538 Meeting the in-laws can be a real pain in this trailer for Why Don’t You Just Die!. Check it out below: The movie stars Vitaliy Khaev, Aleksandr Kuznetsov, Evgeniya Kregzhde, Mikhail Gorevoy, Elena Shevchenko and is written and directed
The teaser trailer for A24’s Arthurian fantasy The Green Knight has been released. By SciFiNow Team 14-02-20 3,940 A24 has released a teaser trailer for the movie, The Green Knight. If you haven’t seen it yet (or just want to re-watch it – we have… a lot…) here it is below: Here is a synopsis: An
Narrated, in part, by the super-fast hero himself, Sonic The Hedgehog sees the spiky speedster flee to Earth after evil forces injure his mentor and threaten to steal his power on his home planet. Ten years on, he’s grown to love living in Green Hills, Montana – watching baseball from underneath the bleachers, running through
A new release date and trailer has been revealed for Blumhouse horror The Hunt. See the new trailer for yourselves below: Universal Pictures took Blumhouse horror film The Hunt off its release slate in the midst of the mass shootings at the time in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio. The Hunt follows a group of wealthy
The action is firmly ramped up in the final trailer for Disney’s Mulan. By Rachael Harper 10-02-20 249 The final trailer for Mulan has been released and it’s packed full of action! See for yourselves below: Here’s Mulan’s synopsis: Disney’s Mulan, the epic tale of a fearless young woman who risks everything out of love for her
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