A thoroughly intelligent and provocative post-modern horror that eclipses the whole Elm Street series with its foreboding atmosphere and chilling implications.

~ James Gracey -

A thoroughly intelligent and provocative post-modern horror that eclipses the whole Elm Street series with its foreboding atmosphere and chilling implications.

~ James Gracey -

An immensely dark, macabre and unsettling work.

~ James Gracey -

An immensely dark, macabre and unsettling work.

~ James Gracey -

Cartoonish scenes of violence are fed through a deranged Manga ethos to create a film that is uber-kitsch and heavily saturated in post-modern sensibilities.

~ James Gracey -

Cartoonish scenes of violence are fed through a deranged Manga ethos to create a film that is uber-kitsch and heavily saturated in post-modern sensibilities.

~ James Gracey -

Unfolding as a cunningly reflexive critique of the Italian giallo, as well as Dario Argento’s own distinct body of work, Tenebrae directly addresses the accusations of misogyny often hurled at the director.

~ James Gracey -

Unfolding as a cunningly reflexive critique of the Italian giallo, as well as Dario Argento’s own distinct body of work, Tenebrae directly addresses the accusations of misogyny often hurled at the director.

~ James Gracey -

We are plunged into the dark, dank realms of institutionalised racism and all the blood-boiling fury it conjures.

~ James Gracey -

We are plunged into the dark, dank realms of institutionalised racism and all the blood-boiling fury it conjures.

~ James Gracey -

The languorous pace and pensive tone, enhanced by lush cinematography and an eerily tranquil score, help create a sense of unease.

~ James Gracey -

The languorous pace and pensive tone, enhanced by lush cinematography and an eerily tranquil score, help create a sense of unease.

~ James Gracey -

A masterpiece of horror cinema, it features a bleak atmosphere, striking visuals, frenzied performances, and an utterly unshakable, creeping sense of dread.

~ James Gracey -

A masterpiece of horror cinema, it features a bleak atmosphere, striking visuals, frenzied performances, and an utterly unshakable, creeping sense of dread.

~ James Gracey -

Despite the distinct lack of budget and grainy VHS aesthetics, its sordid enthusiasm shines through.

~ James Gracey -

Despite the distinct lack of budget and grainy VHS aesthetics, its sordid enthusiasm shines through.

~ James Gracey -

The insular world of inner-city gangs is evoked quite successfully with the unshakable sense that these young people are trapped in vicious circles of perpetuating ignorance.

~ James Gracey -

The insular world of inner-city gangs is evoked quite successfully with the unshakable sense that these young people are trapped in vicious circles of perpetuating ignorance.

~ James Gracey -

Peppered with loving references to other genre classics the film is flamboyant, kinky, kitsch and irresistibly irreverent.

~ James Gracey -

Peppered with loving references to other genre classics the film is flamboyant, kinky, kitsch and irresistibly irreverent.

~ James Gracey -

Overflows with an abundance of lively and eclectic imagery.

~ James Gracey -

Overflows with an abundance of lively and eclectic imagery.

~ James Gracey -

McLean eases us into the story and straight away begins to slowly crank up the tension and muster an unshakable air of sickening foreboding.

~ James Gracey -

McLean eases us into the story and straight away begins to slowly crank up the tension and muster an unshakable air of sickening foreboding.

~ James Gracey -

A treatise on the American Old West, Requiem drips with a kind of nostalgic pathos, richly enhanced by the breathtakingly beautiful photography courtesy of Patrick Ghiringhelli.

~ James Gracey -

A treatise on the American Old West, Requiem drips with a kind of nostalgic pathos, richly enhanced by the breathtakingly beautiful photography courtesy of Patrick Ghiringhelli.

~ James Gracey -

The over-zealous earnestness of proceedings renders the film a rather cheesy affair, and some of the exchanges between characters – while supposed to be tender and honest – come across as cornball and drippy.

~ James Gracey -

The over-zealous earnestness of proceedings renders the film a rather cheesy affair, and some of the exchanges between characters – while supposed to be tender and honest – come across as cornball and drippy.

~ James Gracey -

The film’s gritty, frenetic style lends it a very realistic tone.

~ James Gracey -

The film’s gritty, frenetic style lends it a very realistic tone.

~ James Gracey -

Director Reg Traviss attempts to evoke twisted classic chillers from British cinema past, combining an off-kilter and edgy energy reminiscent of more contemporary horror fare with a classic British sensibility which draws on the old ‘Hammer House of Horro

~ James Gracey -

Director Reg Traviss attempts to evoke twisted classic chillers from British cinema past, combining an off-kilter and edgy energy reminiscent of more contemporary horror fare with a classic British sensibility which draws on the old ‘Hammer House of Horro

~ James Gracey -

As well as the corrupting influence of television, Poltergeist provides a sly commentary on the tribulations of suburban life, colonialism, the ill-treatment of Native Americans, the break-down of the nuclear family unit, and the damaging excesses of capi

~ James Gracey -

As well as the corrupting influence of television, Poltergeist provides a sly commentary on the tribulations of suburban life, colonialism, the ill-treatment of Native Americans, the break-down of the nuclear family unit, and the damaging excesses of capi

~ James Gracey -

Could very well do for your own home what Blair Witch did for camping.

~ James Gracey -

Could very well do for your own home what Blair Witch did for camping.

~ James Gracey -

Mistakes tension for tedium, and slow-burning terror for crass jump shocks and this film becomes repetitious and predictable much too early on.

~ James Gracey -

Mistakes tension for tedium, and slow-burning terror for crass jump shocks and this film becomes repetitious and predictable much too early on.

~ James Gracey -

A long-winded, overly complex and at times rather plodding gangster flick.

~ James Gracey -

A long-winded, overly complex and at times rather plodding gangster flick.

~ James Gracey -

A Nightmare On Elm Street remains an atmospheric and genuinely unsettling film with a chilling, universally relatable central motif: sleep gets everyone in the end.

~ James Gracey -

A Nightmare On Elm Street remains an atmospheric and genuinely unsettling film with a chilling, universally relatable central motif: sleep gets everyone in the end.

~ James Gracey -

An unexpected and interesting aspect of Freddy’s Revenge is a subtext hinting at homosexual anxiety and repression.

~ James Gracey -

An unexpected and interesting aspect of Freddy’s Revenge is a subtext hinting at homosexual anxiety and repression.

~ James Gracey -

The franchise that brought one of cinema's iconic bad guys to life

~ James Gracey -

The franchise that brought one of cinema's iconic bad guys to life

~ James Gracey -

A haphazard, mishmash of ideas and tones.

~ James Gracey -

A haphazard, mishmash of ideas and tones.

~ James Gracey -

While impressively warped dream logic often prevails, tension is completely absent as Freddy exudes none of the menace he used to; the emphasis is now firmly on pun-tastic entertainment.

~ James Gracey -

While impressively warped dream logic often prevails, tension is completely absent as Freddy exudes none of the menace he used to; the emphasis is now firmly on pun-tastic entertainment.

~ James Gracey -

Dreams Warriors is not only one of the better entries in the series, it is also a thrilling fantasy-horror film in its own right.

~ James Gracey -

Dreams Warriors is not only one of the better entries in the series, it is also a thrilling fantasy-horror film in its own right.

~ James Gracey -

Events are lent an almost reverend gravitas thanks to the astoundingly atmospheric score courtesy of acclaimed cellist Ernst Reijseger.

~ James Gracey -

Events are lent an almost reverend gravitas thanks to the astoundingly atmospheric score courtesy of acclaimed cellist Ernst Reijseger.

~ James Gracey -

Cheap CGI, copious explosions, absurd pseudo-science, baffling technical jargon, Eighties popstress Tiffany and much mindless entertainment ensues.

~ James Gracey -

Cheap CGI, copious explosions, absurd pseudo-science, baffling technical jargon, Eighties popstress Tiffany and much mindless entertainment ensues.

~ James Gracey -

The off-kilter predicaments at times feel like increasingly disconnected sketches and the narrative, for the most part, just wanders along as wide-eyed and disorientated as Alice herself.

~ James Gracey -

The off-kilter predicaments at times feel like increasingly disconnected sketches and the narrative, for the most part, just wanders along as wide-eyed and disorientated as Alice herself.

~ James Gracey -

A poignant and thoughtful five and a half minutes.

~ James Gracey -

A poignant and thoughtful five and a half minutes.

~ James Gracey -

A provocative and visually arresting giallo, with an eerily sensual atmosphere bubbling with sexual deviancy and decadence.

~ James Gracey -

A provocative and visually arresting giallo, with an eerily sensual atmosphere bubbling with sexual deviancy and decadence.

~ James Gracey -

The latest in a line of powerful and extreme Australian genre pictures. At times it feels like the bastard offspring of Shane Meadows and Greg Mclean.

~ James Gracey -

The latest in a line of powerful and extreme Australian genre pictures. At times it feels like the bastard offspring of Shane Meadows and Greg Mclean.

~ James Gracey -

Exquisitely photographed.

~ James Gracey -

Exquisitely photographed.

~ James Gracey -

A powerful and emotive meditation on the skill and art involved in skating.

~ James Gracey -

A powerful and emotive meditation on the skill and art involved in skating.

~ James Gracey -

While all of the characters might be gay, they are still every bit as generic, obnoxious, vapid and thinly drawn as their usual heterosexual slasher-fodder counterparts.

~ James Gracey -

While all of the characters might be gay, they are still every bit as generic, obnoxious, vapid and thinly drawn as their usual heterosexual slasher-fodder counterparts.

~ James Gracey -

Rachel Talalay’s attempts to give Freddy’s Dead a darker, grittier edge are lost beneath the clownish Freddy shenanigans and ridiculous death scenes.

~ James Gracey -

Rachel Talalay’s attempts to give Freddy’s Dead a darker, grittier edge are lost beneath the clownish Freddy shenanigans and ridiculous death scenes.

~ James Gracey -

Clarke’s utilisation of eerie Irish lore and the supernatural to explore very real horror, and the lifelong lingering aftermath of a single, damning moment, is a potent and unsettling brew.

~ James Gracey -

Clarke’s utilisation of eerie Irish lore and the supernatural to explore very real horror, and the lifelong lingering aftermath of a single, damning moment, is a potent and unsettling brew.

~ James Gracey -

Philémon is a very sympathetic character, and Hammond brings a real sense of vulnerability to the role.

~ James Gracey -

Philémon is a very sympathetic character, and Hammond brings a real sense of vulnerability to the role.

~ James Gracey -

A compelling story, effectively told.

~ James Gracey -

A compelling story, effectively told.

~ James Gracey -

Despite the low budget, uneven performances and buckets of sleaze, Don’t Go In The House still wields the power to disturb.

~ James Gracey -

Despite the low budget, uneven performances and buckets of sleaze, Don’t Go In The House still wields the power to disturb.

~ James Gracey -

The film delicately and daringly places a specific time and place in history under the microscope.

~ James Gracey -

The film delicately and daringly places a specific time and place in history under the microscope.

~ James Gracey -

A no-holds-barred, tightly-wound slasher movie that consistently ups the ante and the shock-factor with sadistic relish.

~ James Gracey -

A no-holds-barred, tightly-wound slasher movie that consistently ups the ante and the shock-factor with sadistic relish.

~ James Gracey -

A high-octane thriller full of exhilarating chase scenes, fight sequences and edge of seat suspense, Connected also takes time to explore the dynamics between its various characters.

~ James Gracey -

A high-octane thriller full of exhilarating chase scenes, fight sequences and edge of seat suspense, Connected also takes time to explore the dynamics between its various characters.

~ James Gracey -

Effective because it is so restrained.

~ James Gracey -

Effective because it is so restrained.

~ James Gracey -

Hurtles along to a satisfying climax, with well-sustained tension and audacious plot twists that will keep your jaw on the floor.

~ James Gracey -

Hurtles along to a satisfying climax, with well-sustained tension and audacious plot twists that will keep your jaw on the floor.

~ James Gracey -

Writer-director Romain de Saint-Blanquat sets the story in an in-between space, reflecting the threshold Françoise stands upon, but despite her intentions, seems hesitant to cross.

~ James Gracey -

Writer-director Romain de Saint-Blanquat sets the story in an in-between space, reflecting the threshold Françoise stands upon, but despite her intentions, seems hesitant to cross.

~ James Gracey -

One of Argento’s most accessible, compelling films.

~ James Gracey -

One of Argento’s most accessible, compelling films.

~ James Gracey -

Guaranteed to fuel the debate of what differentiates a short film from a visual installation, Nyerges’ film freely pushes the boundaries of experimentalism.

~ James Gracey -

Guaranteed to fuel the debate of what differentiates a short film from a visual installation, Nyerges’ film freely pushes the boundaries of experimentalism.

~ James Gracey -

Lally must be given credit for his singular vision – his story unfurls in the throes of dark melodrama and with every revelation, proceedings become increasingly grim, constantly upping the ante.

~ James Gracey -

Lally must be given credit for his singular vision – his story unfurls in the throes of dark melodrama and with every revelation, proceedings become increasingly grim, constantly upping the ante.

~ James Gracey -

Exhibiting self-assured flair and a penchant for creating breathtakingly choreographed fight scenes, Cheung has concocted a high-octane and bloody romp that blends melodrama with martial arts.

~ James Gracey -

Exhibiting self-assured flair and a penchant for creating breathtakingly choreographed fight scenes, Cheung has concocted a high-octane and bloody romp that blends melodrama with martial arts.

~ James Gracey -