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 ...
Thursday, 13 November 2025

A Mother's Embrace aka Abraço de Mãe (Brazil 2024: Dir Cristian Ponce)

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It's 1996. Ana (Marjorie Estiano) is a firefighter in Rio de Janeiro, returning to duty after a period in which she was given a leave of...
Wednesday, 12 November 2025

The Session Man (UK 2023/4: Dir Michael Treen)

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The 'session man' of this documentary's title is - or rather was - Nicky Hopkins. Born in Sheffield in 1944, Hopkins was a keybo...
Wednesday, 5 November 2025

Remember, Remember, the 5th of November etc etc.

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So this morning I woke up and thought ‘Ah, another day of podcast writing, checking I have ingredients for dinner and…’ Hang on. It’s Novemb...