Saturday, 22 June 2024

"From the subterranean vaults of New York City..." 45 years on: The Cramps at the Nashville Rooms, 22 June 1979

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On the evening of the 21st June 1979 I was at the Marquee in London's Wardour St, for the first of two gigs on consecutive evenings by T...
Wednesday, 8 May 2024

Riddle of Fire (USA 2023: Dir Weston Razooli)

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Do you remember when you were young, when the summers stretched out in endless days of carefree splendour, when you and your mates plundered...
Tuesday, 7 May 2024

Founders Day (USA 2023: Dir Erik Bloomquist)

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Bloomquist's previous features have included some smart takes on the horror genre, including 2020's Ten Minutes to Midnight and the...
Wednesday, 1 May 2024

La Chimera (Italy/France/Switzerland/Turkey 2023: Dir Alice Rohrwacher)

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Josh O'Connor (looking a little like Jean-Paul Belmondo in the movie's poster) is Arthur, who when we first meet him, dishevelled in...
Wednesday, 24 April 2024

NEW WAVE OF THE BRITISH FANTASTIC FILM 2023 #5: Reviews of Alice in Terrorland (UK 2023), Freddy's Fridays (UK 2023), The Mansfield Ghost (UK 2023), Power Cut (UK 2023), Alive (UK 2023) and The Elevator (UK 2023)

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Alice in Terrorland (UK 2023: Dir Richard John Taylor)  While the title may suggest one of those 'oh it's in the public domain, let...
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Tuesday, 16 April 2024

All You Need is Death (Ireland 2023: Dir Paul Duane)

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Set in contemporary Ireland, singer Anna (Simone Collins) and her friend Aleks (Charlie Maher) are on the search for arcane songs performed ...
Thursday, 28 March 2024

NEW WAVE OF THE BRITISH FANTASTIC FILM 2024 #2: Reviews of Out of Darkness (UK 2024), Dagr (UK 2024), Gods of the Deep (UK 2024), Stopmotion (UK 2024), Ship of the Damned (UK 2024) and Frankenstein: Legacy (UK 2024)

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Out of Darkness (UK 2024: Dir Andrew Cumming) The Scottish Tourist Board may advertise the wilds of the Highlands as a romantic holiday dest...