Browsing: Shudder

‘Reminiscent of the core friendship in Let The Right One In… a classic British ghost story’ NME ‘Subtle, highly atmospheric and illuminated by surprising love and care… maternal-minded fairy tale’ The Guardian   ‘A slow-burning discomfort that creeps up on the audience like a half-seen shadow… there’s an oppressive sense of…

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JAKOB’S WIFE **** USA 2021 Dir: Travis Stevens. 98 mins Writer-director Travis Stevens follows up his superb feature directing debut GIRL ON THE THIRD FLOOR (2019) with this witty, gruesome genre piece set in the knowingly named Kinski County. At the core is a bravura transformation from Barbara Crampton –…

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SÉANCE *** USA 2021 Dir: Simon Barrett. 92 mins Simon Barrett has been writing excellent horror movies for over a decade, from the underrated DEAD BIRDS (2004) to a series of fruitful collaborations with director Adam Wingard: A HORRIBLE WAY TO DIE (2010), YOU’RE NEXT (2011), V/H/S (2012) THE GUEST…

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CAVEAT **** UK 2020 Dir: Damian Mc Carthy. 88 mins Irish filmmaker Damian Mc Carthy makes his feature debut with a shivery, stripped-down exercise in dread, fulfilling the promise of earlier short films like HE DIES AT THE END (2010). There’s a genuine frisson of fear from the start, as…

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