OPPENHEIMER is "a mesmerising spectacle: one that immerses and excites through how it probes and teaches". Read my full article on the Nolan masterwork below. #Oppenheimer #Review theoverlookedfilmblog.wordpress.com/2023/08/04/a-r…

Here's my review of Charlotte Regan's mightily impressive debut Scrapper, which I saw at BFI Southbank on Tuesday. An inventive British coming-of-age gem bursting with charisma. Can't recommend enough. #Scrapper #BFI #Review theoverlookedfilmblog.wordpress.com/2023/08/17/hea…

MAD GOD meets SUSPIRIA in the gnarly and visceral British indie horror STOPMOTION by the brilliant Robert Morgan. Read my review of this grotesque introspection about filmmaking, suffering and fleshy figurines now. Shudder UK Shudder BFI theoverlookedfilmblog.wordpress.com/2023/10/23/sto…

I write short pieces about: An under-appreciated Scorsese gem 💎 Mario Bava's gorgeous early-giallo flick 🔪 A one-dimensional sci-fi horror about a 3D shape 🟥 & more... Check it out here: theoverlookedfilmblog.wordpress.com/2023/11/07/the…

A short video essay (and little write-up) on found-footage chiller THE POUGHKEEPSIE TAPES (2007). The containment of fear within the frame, through the film's form. theoverlookedfilmblog.wordpress.com/2024/01/04/the…

Stopmotion (2023) is an animated horror that transcends the boundaries of conventional storytelling. In this macabre masterpiece, the art of stop-motion animation converges with the horror genre to weave a tapestry of terror. grimoireofhorror.com/the-banshee/st…

PUNCH inventively repurposes the problematic, quintessentially British puppet show Punch and Judy into a seaside slasher… with decidedly mixed results. Check out the full review on Grimoire of Horror !! #horror #britishhorror #review #slasher #punch grimoireofhorror.com/the-banshee/pu…

“Terror becomes inseparable from the form: it is contained.” Read my piece for Grimoire of Horror on a intelligent, visceral found-footage chiller from 2007 that I became a bit obsessed with…. and you should too: THE POUGHKEEPSIE TAPES. grimoireofhorror.com/the-banshee/th…

Not sure what to watch tonight? Here's an unusual double bill to try out: immortal technicolor charmer THE WIZARD OF OZ followed by Argento's phantasmagoric blood-curdler SUSPIRIA. They have more in common than you might think. tinyurl.com/45crfzsh

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The film fans who refuse to surrender to streaming: ‘One day you’ll barter bread for our DVDs’ theguardian.com/film/2024/mar/…

Heist? Western? Noir? Prison drama? All of the above? I loved THE DELINQUENTS, a shape-shifting, Argentinian absurdist epic. Thank you to MUBI UK & Ireland for distributing this Cannes favourite over here. tinyurl.com/mwjs7v2z

HAPPY TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE DAY

It is truly the most wonderful time of year with a whole host of presents from vampires, Allied escapees, a feast of critters, B-Movie treasures and two titans of Hollywood. What is being added to your festive basket ahead of our final releases of 2024?

Cherish the month of love with a proto slasher par excellence, two Tobe Hooper outings, stylish Japanese crime capers, an ode to 70's American thrillers, and Cruising like you’ve never seen it before. What are you adding to your basket from our February 2025 releases?