In the first two decades of the 21st century we saw the resurrection of the zombie genre. One of the key films responsible for this revival was 28 Days Later, a film that is now 20 years old. Jim (Cillian Murphy) is a bike courier who awakes from a 28-day long coma and finds that Central London has been […]
Author: Kieran Freemantle
His House Review
His House is a British horror film that has been met with critical acclaim, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and earned two BIFA awards. Bol (Sope Dirisu) and Rial (Wunmi Mosaku) are refugees from South Sudan who get asylum in the UK. They are given a house on the outskirts of London, but they struggle […]
Prey for the Devil Review
Prey for the Devil is an exorcism from the director of The Last Exorcism, and one of the writers of Halloween: H20. With credits that, Prey for the Devil had an uphill challenge to prove itself. Sister Ann (Jacqueline Byers) is a nun who’s transferred to a special exorcism hospital and school in Boston. She acts as a nurse and even […]
The Feast Review
The Feast (or Gwledd in Welsh) is a Welsh language horror film that acts as a British entry into the elevated horror subgenre. A wealthy family in rural Wales is planning to host a dinner party. There are tensions in the family unit. Cadi (Annes Elwy), a waitress from the nearby town is hired to help cater the party […]
Barbarian Review
Barbarian has become one of the surprise hits of 2022. Made on a modest $4.5 million budget it already has a healthy box-office return and is a critical hit. The question is, has the hype been justified? Tess Marshall (Georgina Campbell) travels to Detroit for a job interview and books an Airbnb in the Brightmoor area of the city. However, […]
The Banshees of Inisherin Review
The Banshees of Inisherin is an Irish dark-comedy/drama which sees Martin McDonagh, Colin Farrell, and Brendan Gleeson team up for the first since the excellent In Bruges. Pádraic Súilleabháin (Farrell) is a farmer who lives on the small island of Inisherin. When Pádraic tries to invite his friend, Colm (Gleeson) to the pub for a drink, the older man seemingly […]
Britflix: Dog Soldiers
2002’s Dog Soldiers was a film that did three remarkable things when it was released. It gave Neil Marshall his feature film debut, helped revitalise the horror genre in Britain, and was a rare modern werewolf film. Since it’s celebrating its 20th anniversary it’s worth checking out. A small army platoon is sent to the Scottish Highlands […]
Bros Review
Bros is a rom-com with a twist because it’s the first LGBTQ+ rom-com released by a major studio. Bobby Lieber (Billy Eichner) is a writer, journalist, and podcaster who accepts a position at the new National LBGTQ+ History Museum in New York. With this new position Bobby experiences a massive weight of expectation because of its […]
Doctor Who – The Power of the Doctor Review
The Jodie Whittaker/Chris Chibnall era of Doctor Who has come to an end with the 90-minute-long special “The Power of the Doctor.” It was a special that was a fan service ladened event to celebrate the BBC’s centenary. The Doctor sees some of her greatest threats uniting. The Cybermasters have been terrorising space and captured a […]
Black Adam Review
Black Adam sees a megastar join the DCEU with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson playing the titular anti-hero. Over 5000 years ago the kingdom of Kahndaq was liberated by a legendary figure known as Teth-Adam (Johnson). In the present day, Kahndaq is operated by the Intergang, a group of ruthless mercenaries. Some of the citizens harbour hopes […]