Julia Schonstadt on Poppy: “At the Heart of the Story, It Is a Love Story”

There are some stories that stay with you long after you first encounter them. For Julia Schonstadt, Claudia’s story has remained with her for more than a decade. Around 11 years ago, while working on a documentary photography project inside German prisons, Schonstadt met Claudia, whose experiences with addiction, incarceration and domestic violence would eventually […]

Resident Evil Review – Finally an Itchy Tasty Adaptation ★★★★

I arrived more than an hour early to The Lighthouse Cinema in Dublin, where the Irish premiere of Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil was being held. Choosing to pass the time in the cafe, I looked idly around. The light is low here; low enough to cast the faces of my fellow cafe-goers in shadowy hues. […]

Finding Light in the Dark: Dan Audritt and Kat Butterfield on Life Goes On

There are few places you would expect to find a comedy than a hospice, but that is exactly where Daniel Audritt and Kat Butterfield have chosen to set Life Goes On. The 19-minute short follows 83-year-old Bill (David Bradley), who, while receiving end-of-life care, finds himself trapped in an infinite time loop that forces him […]

Resident Evil: Zach Cregger, Prejudgement, and Bringing the Gaming Experience to the Big Screen

Writer-director Zach Cregger’s upcoming Resident Evil franchise may not be one of the biggest films of the year when comparing its $80 million budget to behemoths such as The Odyssey or any superhero fare (even The Devil Wears Prada 2 had a larger budget). Despite this, it has been one of the more discussed films […]

A Guide to Upcoming and New Horror Releases in the UK

Insidious: Out of the Further, the sixth entry in the acclaimed horror franchise created by Leigh Whannell and James Wan, is perhaps the headline horror film currently showing in the UK. If you’d rather steer well clear and spend your money elsewhere though (who can blame you?), then here are spooky spectacles to catch in […]

Coyote Vs Acme: A Fantastic Feat for Fan Campaigns ★★★★.5

As a child of the internet and fan of many properties with a vocal internet presence (comic books, Star Trek, Star Wars, Videogames, The Witcher, and of course Nine Inch Nails), I have seen the best, and absolute worst of fan campaigns. While many will insist that fan campaigns are wrought out of passion alone, […]

Our Most Anticipated London Film Festival Titles

It’s the time of year, where cinephiles across the UK start a new spreadsheet or word doc to plan for the event of the year… London Film Festival! Beginning in 1957, this year marks the Festival’s 70th edition. The line-up was revealed on the 2nd of September and features films across a range of countries […]

Faces of Death Review – A Meta Reimagining of the 1970s Cult Classic ★★★

Spoilers for the movie (and Scream 4) The other day I saw a TikTok where someone said “all roads of modern horror lead back to Scream 4”. This aphorism can be said about Daniel Goldhaber and Isa Mazzei’s 2026 reimagining of the 70s cult classic Faces of Death. The original is a sort of documentary […]

Bad Apples Review: Wickedly Funny, Uncomfortably Brilliant ★★★★★

This sick fantasy of what life would be like if you could simply make your biggest problem disappear, is a gut-punchingly accurate depiction of the horrors of primary teaching right from the jump. Saoirse Ronan plays a total blinder as Maria, a teacher pushed to her absolute breaking point by a truly terrifying pupil, zero […]

Leviticus Review: Too Close to Its Influences to Carve Its Own Path ★★★½

The film doesn’t shy away from this influence and in fact sets out its stall early by essentially picking up where It Follows left off – a swimming pool. I worked in swimming pools for almost ten years and even I still find them creepy and in this grimy and run down location we see a young […]