Author: Alix Turner
Film Review: Arkansas (2020)
Arkansas is a blend of affectionate, easy going and satisfying – not something I expected to write regarding a film focusing on American drug-runners. It’s…
FemmeFilmFest Review: Short Film Thanksgiving directed by Van B. Nguyen
Van B. Nguyen’s Thanksgiving focuses on Ma (Elyse Dinh) while she prepares and hosts a holiday meal. And it is a beautiful, observant little film, about fitting in…
FemmeFilmFest: Short Animation ‘Sour’ directed by Daniela Sherer
As short films go, Sour is ultrashort, less than two minutes long. But damn it hurt! Daniela Sherer’s colourful animation presents the day in the…
FemmeFilmFest Review: The Exquisite Family Portrait from Director Kelly Holmes
I love short films like I love short stories: when done well, they can draw their viewer (or reader) in to their world in an…
Film Road to Halloween: I Trapped the Devil (2019) Frightfest 2019
The road to Halloween is paved with good films. Wherein we countdown to the spirited season with a hundred doses of horror. 50 days to…
Film Road to Halloween: The Sonata (2019) FrightFest 2019
The road to Halloween is paved with good films. Wherein we countdown to the spirited season with a hundred doses of horror. 50 days to…
Cut Off (AKA Abgeschnitten): Frightfest 2019 Film Review
Abgeschnitten (AKA Cut Off) is a brutal serial killer thriller, which follows Paul Herzfeld (Moritz Bleibtreu, Run, Lola, Run), a professor and police coroner, who…
Freaks: Frightfest 2019 Film Review
I’m a bit nervous writing this one: Freaks is probably my favourite film of the year so far. I’m nervous because I have some fine…
Dachra: Frightfest 2019 film review
There is at least one in every film festival it seems. A film you want to love but just can’t. For me that film in…
Rock, Paper and Scissors (AKA Piedra, papel y tijera): Frightfest 2019 Film Review
When the father of Jesus (Pablo Sigal, Lions) and Maria José (Valeria Giorcelli, Crystal Eyes) dies, Magdalena (Agustina Cerviño), their estranged (probably half) sister comes…
Come to Daddy: Frightfest 2019 Film Review
Come to Daddy is one of those fabulous films that would be way too easy to spoil. I have to resist telling you much about…
Crawl – Frightfest 2019 Review
Bloody Hell, that was tense! So much nervous laughter in that screening, and people evidently relieved to find a peaceful evening when they stepped outside….
Horror Films of 1979: A Top 10
Horror films in 1979 – hey maybe films of all genres to some degree – were all about style. Each of the films listed here…
Review: The Captor
According to Wikipedia, “Stockholm syndrome is a condition which causes hostages to develop a psychological alliance with their captors during captivity.” If you’ve ever wondered…
