MONSTER **** USA 2003 Dir: Patty Jenkins. 109 mins The title itself is subjective: writer-director Patty Jenkins doesn’t dilute the crimes of executed “white trash” Florida murderer Aileen Wuornos (who, at the time, had recently been the subject of Nick Broomfield’s widely admired documentaries), nor does she mute her abrasive…
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DOG SOLDIERS **** UK / Luxembourg 2002 Dir: Neil Marshall. 105 mins Neil Marshall’s feature directorial debut was refreshing in the early 2000s (along with a tiny few other modestly budgeted genre films like GINGER SNAPS) for its enthusiastic use of old-school werewolves and make-up effects at a time when…
ATTENTION! A brand-new restoration of Neil Marshall’s wickedly wild werewolf feature Dog Soldiers marches on to Limited Edition 4K UHD/Blu-ray as well as Standard Edition 4K UHD and Blu-ray single releases courtesy of Second Sight Films this Summer. This humorous gorefest and bonafide cult classic now gets a must-have collector’s edition. ‘Unflinchingly brutal…
Charlize Theron gives a tour-de-force performance as America’s first female serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Monster (2003), from director Patty Jenkins (Wonder Woman), that earned her accolades galore, including the prestigious best actress Oscar® in 2004. Now almost 20 years on from its original, lauded theatrical release, the film has…
‘This exhilarating French-Belgian debut from writer/director Julia Ducournau is a feast for ravenous cinephiles… blends Cronenbergian body horror with humour and heartbreak as it sinks its teeth deep into the sins of the flesh’ ★★★★★ Mark Kermode, The Observer ‘A clever feminist parable – and a contender for best horror…