Tuesday, 17 February 2026

Jimmy and Stiggs (USA 2025: Dir Joe Begos)

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Joe Begos's world turned dayglow around 2019 when, following his first two rather sedate features ( Almost Human and The Mind's Eye...
Monday, 2 February 2026

Missing Child Videotape (Japan 2024: Dir Ryota Kondo)

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Keita Kodama (Sugita Rairu) divides his time between working in a grocery shop, sharing his small flat with psychically gifted room mate Tsu...
Tuesday, 6 January 2026

NEW WAVE OF THE BRITISH FANTASTIC FILM 2022 #7: Reviews of Writers' Retreat (UK 2022), Ghost Crew (UK 2022), The Mothman Tapes (UK 2022), When the Earth Gives Up the Dead (UK 2022), Tales of the Creeping Death (UK 2022) and York Witches Society (UK 2022)

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Writers' Retreat (UK 2022: Dir Mishaal Memon) This 30 minute short film, produced via the University of Westminster Film School, truly e...
Wednesday, 31 December 2025

DEoL Top Films of 2025

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Well it's been quite a busy year. In 2025 I managed to see a total of 350 films, 90 of which were at various big screens. I coordinated ...
Wednesday, 24 December 2025

Scary Christmas Round up of New (ish) Holiday themed Horror (ish) Movies 2025: Reviews of 'Twas the Night (USA 2023), Slay Ride - The Movie (USA 2024), The Naughty List of Mr Scrooge (USA 2024), Elf in the Hood (USA 2024) and I Know What You Did Last Christmas (UK 2025)

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With the exception of 2022 - which was a very bad year - I've produced a Christmas fright flick special every year since 2018. You have...
Friday, 28 November 2025

NEW WAVE OF THE BRITISH FANTASTIC FILM 2025 #2: Reviews of Borley Rectory: The Awakening (UK 2025), Rumpelstiltskin (UK 2025), Manor of Darkness (UK 2025), Snake Creek (UK 2025), Boarhog (UK 2025) and Mundane (UK 2020)

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Borley Rectory: The Awakening (UK 2025: Dir Steven M. Smith) This is Smith's third film based around events at Borley Rectory, reputedly...
Wednesday, 19 November 2025

A Desert (USA 2024: Dir Joshua Erkman)

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I've spent quite a bit of time in the USA over the years, not only in the cities but also the country's less populated regions. One ...