13th Oct2022

London Film Festival 2022: ‘NightMare’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Eili Harboe, Herman Tømmeraas, Dennis Storhøi | Written and Directed by Kjersti Helen Rasmussen A pregnant young woman becomes convinced that a demon is intent on possessing her unborn child in this horror debut from Norwegian writer-director Kjersti Helen Rasmussen. Despite a few plot wobbles, it’s a well crafted chiller, anchored by a solid […]

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12th Oct2022

London Film Festival 2022: ‘Blaze’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Julia Savage, Simon Baker, Yael Stone, Josh Lawson, Sofia Hampson | Written by Del Kathryn Barton, Huna Amweero | Directed by Del Kathryn Barton A pre-teen girl retreats into a world of fantasy after witnessing a horrific sexual assault in this striking horror debut from acclaimed Australian artist Del Kathryn Barton. Superbly acted and […]

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07th Oct2022

London Film Festival 2022: ‘The Whale’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Ty Simpkins, Hong Chau, Samantha Morton, Sathya Sridharan | Written by Samuel D. Hunter | Directed by Darren Aronofsky Brendan Fraser makes a welcome comeback as a morbidly obese man eating himself to death in Darren Aronofsky’s adaptation of the play by Samuel D. Hunter. However, though Fraser will likely […]

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07th Oct2022

London Film Festival 2022: ‘Bones and All’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Timothée Chalamet, Taylor Russell, Mark Rylance, Jessica Harper, Michael Stuhlbarg, Chloë Sevigny, David Gordon Green, André Holland | Written by David Kajganich | Directed by Luca Guadagnino Timothée Chalamet and Taylor Russell play a pair of fine young cannibals in Luca Guadagnino’s adaptation of Bones and All, the 2015 YA novel by Camille DeAngelis. […]

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