NOSFERATU ***** U.S.A. / U.K. / Hungary 2024 Dir: Robert Eggers. 132 mins Robert Eggers has proven himself to be one of the most notable filmmakers of the current generation, and his filmography is likely to be cherished for years to come. The Witch and The Lighthouse both proved to be brilliantly atmospheric and…
Browsing: Bill Skarsgard
Get ready for the most gleefully supercharged action film you’ll see all year. Bill Skarsgård stars as Boy, a deaf-mute with a vivid imagination, driven by his inner voice, one which he co-opted from his favourite childhood video game. He avows revenge after his family is murdered by Hilda Van Der Koy, the deranged…
BARBARIAN **** USA 2022 Dir: Zach Cregger. 102 mins One of the prominent “sleeper” horror hits of the latter half of 2022, writer-director Zach Cregger’s picture offers everything from ironic needle drops and incidental social commentary to a couple of surprising narrative shifts in line with modern genre milestones as…
IT **** U.S.A. 2017 Dir: Andy Muschietti 135 mins Mimicking the life cycle of its own shape-shifting antagonist, the cinematic adaptation of Stephen King’s 1986 novel arrived 27 years after the fondly remembered (but flawed) TV mini-series incarnation. In another spot of pin-sharp timing, the movie joins an enduring wave…