Wolfpaw gets comfy with British horror down at Eden Lake...It is so nice when a film sort of wraps you in a cosy warm blanket and makes you feel all safe and warm, Eden Lake will not do that. Instead it will wrap you in barbed wire and tear your senses to shreds as it... Continue Reading →
Film Review – Hush
Recently on Film4 in the UK, Hush is reviewed by Wolfpaw...Mention the term British Horror film and most people will assume you mean Hammer Horror but in recent years the British horror film has evolved from the "tits and teeth" type of carry on to a more sophisticated, darker, cleverer type of film. Mark Tonderai... Continue Reading →
Classic Film Review – Natural Born Killers
Ian Foulger wonders if Natural Born Killers is food for thought or a recipe for disaster...Recipe2 cups Oliver StoneDirector1 cup Quentin TarantinoScreenplay1 cup Robert RichardsonCinematography1 Tbsp.Woody HarrelsonMickey1 Tbsp. Juliette LewisMallory1 tsp.Robert Downey Jr.Gale½ tsp.Tommy Lee JonesMcCluskyGarnish with Rodney Dangerfield & Tom SizemoreServe with bloody violence, spree killing, media manipulation, a side of controversy and the... Continue Reading →
Film Review – Vampires Los Muertos
From the sublime to the ridiculous. Wolfpaw gets his teeth into another vampire film...I like vampire films.Let me rephrase that, I like good vampire films i.e. Near Dark or Let the Right One In.There are so many vampire films to choose from there is a good chance that somewhere along the line you are going... Continue Reading →
Film Review – Near Dark
Wolfpaw says fangs for the memory with his review of Near Dark...Often passed over, if noticed at all, by the younger "love with a bite" generation it shows a more real 'family' of bloodsuckers, the hardships of having to live without the sun and the difficulties of feeding the bloodlust. Twilight is a collaboration of... Continue Reading →
Film Review – Funny Games (2007)
Wolfpaw plays some Funny Games, reviewing the 2007 remake...Funny Games (written and directed by Michael Haneke, a remake of his 1997 Austrian film Funny Games) is a film that might disturb you or it might leave you cold, then again it could put you off golf for life (not a bad thing in my opinion).... Continue Reading →
Film Review – Antichrist
Antichrist is a must watch according to Wolfpaw...Director -- Lars von TrierMain charactersFather …. William GibsonMother …. Charlotte GainsbourgStunt doubles for "certain Adult Scenes", Horst Stramka and Mandy Starship (both professional porn stars)Generally at some time in our adult life due to some surgical intervention or an inherited social disease, we hear those dreaded words....... Continue Reading →
Film Review – Silent House
Wolfpaw requires clean underwear after watching Silent House...Developed from a Uruguayan film "La Casa Muda" by Gustavo Hernández, this remake is not just another 'haunted house' film but something a little more intense and disturbing. A simple premise turns in on itself to reveal a very tragic storyA young woman, Sarah and her Dad and... Continue Reading →
Film review – Old Boy
Wolfpaw asks what do we want from a Horror film? Not a stupid question as horror means many things to many people... Is it Stylish Slasher, Psycho Psyckness, Blood and Gore, Monster Mash or Alien Apocalypse? Or is it something totally different? Something that will dig deep inside you, wrap itself around your soul and... Continue Reading →