Welcome to Fright Night (1985) – Retro Review
Tom Holland’s Fright Night took the classic Transylvanian vampire tale and dropped it into Normal Town U.S.A. in the 1980’s. 1985’s Fright Night started the...
Month: October 2020
SM Podcast – London Film Festival and our Top Halloween Movie Picks
Matthew and Paul get together to talk about the highlights of the London Film Festival. Followed by each giving their top 3 Halloween movies of...
The Scottish Film – Ep #22 – Macbeth Pitches
After watching 21 cinematic adaptations of Macbeth it’s about time that Paul and Katy pushed into new genres! Can the Scottish Play be fully realised...
Yes, Scream (1996) is Still That Good – Retro Review
Justice for Matthew Lillard, as I always say. His performance in Scream (1996) is so dedicated, he’s drooling all over the place in the final...
The Amityville Horror (1979) and the Banality of Domestic Abuse – Retro Review
I’ve been listening to a lot of the You’re Wrong About podcast recently — I’ve devoted the past few days to their series about the...
Night of the Creeps (1986) Never Fails to Thrill Me – Retro Review
Fred Dekker’s first directorial effort, 1986’s Night of the Creeps, managed to capture elements of classic B movies like 1958’s The Blob and 1968’s Night...
LFF 2020 ‘Ammonite’ Review: Stark, Beautiful, Familiar
Underappreciated palaeontologist Mary Anning (Kate Winslet) works in isolation on the stony beaches of southern England. She lives alone with her elderly mother for whom...
LFF 2020 ‘African Apocalypse’ Review: The Real Heart of Darkness
Femi Nylander explores the story of Paul Voulet, who’s story echoed Joseph Condrad’s novel The Heart of Darkness, a text that many have cited as...
LFF 2020 ‘Possessor’ Review: Gory Sci-Fi Sees Brandon Cronenberg Mature as a Provocateur
Brain-implant technology allows corporate agents to possess another person. With this technology they orchestrate murders. They enter mind of someone well located to their target,...
LFF 2020 ‘Wolfwalkers’ Review: Cartoon Saloon’s Best Film Yet?
Cartoon Saloon are potentially the most exciting animation studio working today. A new film from this studio is guaranteed to contain gorgeous and inventive animation,...