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Festival Report: FrightFest 2019

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Festival Report: FrightFest 2019
James C. Taylor reflects upon the offerings of FrightFest 2019 Read this article (Discuss this) Published on September 01, 2019

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The Souvenir
REVIEW: Simon Ramshaw reviews The Souvenir Read this article (Discuss this) Published on September 01, 2019

Us
ALTERNATE TAKE: Claire Jesson unpacks some of the recurring motifs in Jordan Peele's Us Read this article (Discuss this) Published on April 12, 2019

Us
REVIEW: Claire Jesson reviews Jordan Peele's Us Read this article (Discuss this) Published on April 09, 2019

Reviews

Aquaman
Josh Schulze reviews Aquaman, trying to account for its near-infinite pleasures Read this article (Discuss this) Published on March 07, 2019

Alternate Takes

Aquaman
Josh Schulze returns to Aquaman with some close readings of Nicole Kidman's welcome (and overdue) debut in a superhero film Read this article (Discuss this) Published on March 08, 2019

Articles

Interview with Elinor Crawley, star of Burning Men
In our final interview with Burning Men cast and crew, Simon Ramshaw sits with Elinor Crawley Read this article (Discuss this) Published on February 26, 2019

Berlinale 2019: Ghost Town Anthology
Berlinale horror! Simon Ramshaw reviews the Quebecois chiller, Ghost Town Anthology Read this article (Discuss this) Published on February 21, 2019

'I’m your god now': Musical Conflict and Carnage in Panos Cosmatos’ Mandy (2018)
Simon Ramshaw returns to Mandy and considers how the shifting musical genres parallel the narrative Read this article (Discuss this) Published on December 12, 2018

Interview with Aki Omoshaybi, star of Burning Men
Simon Ramshaw talks to Aki Omoshaybi in the second of three interviews with the cast and crew of British horror Burning Men Read this article (Discuss this) Published on February 26, 2019

Berlinale 2019: The Golden Glove
Simon Ramshaw braves Fatih Akin's grisly latest...not for the squeamish! Read this article (Discuss this) Published on February 21, 2019

Widows
Megan Porter explores Widows in depth, paying attention to its depiction of Chicago and how the film plays with the gender roles normally associated with the genre Read this article (Discuss this) Published on December 05, 2018

Interview with Jack Spring, director of Destination: Dewsbury
Simon Ramshaw interviews Jack Spring, director of the upcoming British comedy Destination: Dewsbury Read this article (Discuss this) Published on February 26, 2019

Berlinale 2019: System K
Simon Ramshaw tackles System K, the extraordinary Congolese documentary - an early contender for film of the festival Read this article (Discuss this) Published on February 15, 2019

Halloween (2018): Coming Home Forty Years Later
James C. Taylor explores repetition and revision in Halloween, tracking the development of the franchise in relation to changing trends in horror Read this article (Discuss this) Published on October 31, 2018

Interview with Jeremy Wooding, director of Burning Men
Simon Ramshaw interviews Jeremy Wooding, director of British horror film, Burning Men Read this article (Discuss this) Published on February 24, 2019

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