MANDRAKE *** UK 2022 Dir: Lynne Davison. 85 mins Upon her release from prison, Mary (Derbhle Crotty) is assigned social worker Cathy (Deirdre Mullins) to keep her on the straight and narrow. Mary knows too much about Cathy’s personal life and begins taunting her. Being folklore horror, there also happens…
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MAD GOD *** USA 2021 Dir: Phil Tippett. 83 mins Thirty years in the making just goes to show that taking this long to make a film does not mean it is going to be a masterpiece. Now I don’t want to dis this straight off because visually MAD GOD…
VIRUS: 32 *** Argentina / Uruguay 2022 Dir: Gustavo Hernández. 90 mins An Argentinian zombie horror, Virus-32 finds the population battling a zombie infection outbreak. Similar to most zombie horrors, this is full of typical clichés, yet one unique aspect of this film is the plot. Zombies have to pause…
‘Extraordinary work… a work of historic significance, made by a master in his field’ ★★★★ The Guardian ‘Beautiful and disgusting, mean and awe-inspiring… amazing… the kind of fantasy that too often seems to exist in the magical realm of unproduced dream projects’ ★★★★ Rogerebert.com ‘A momentous work of creative genius’…
‘Fascinating indie animation… here to satiate the cravings of those who miss a particular brand of animated storytelling, updated with added psychedelic fervour and plenty of extra-gnarly bloodshed’ ★★★★ Empire ‘Sprawling fantasy epic… glorious… gripping and entertaining… never loses pace or ceases to throw more surprises at us. A must…