Death Note...Director: Adam WingardWriters: Charley Parlapanides (screenplay), Vlas Parlapanides (screenplay), Jeremy Slater (screenplay) - Based on Death Note by Tsugumi Ôba and Takeshi ObataStarring: Nat Wolff, Lakeith Stanfield, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Shea Whigham, Paul Nakauchi, Masi Oka, Jason LilesReviewBased on the Manga by Tsugumi Ôba and Takeshi Obata, Death Note is a huge franchise... Continue Reading →
Movie Review: The Autopsy of Jane Doe
@RenZelen reviews...Director: André ØvredalWriters: Ian Goldberg, Richard NaingStarring: Brian Cox, Emile Hirsch, Ophelia Lovibond, Olwen Kelly, Michael McElhatton, Jane PerryReviewThe concept of the ‘beautiful female corpse’ is by no means a new idea in the realm of gothic horror. In fact, it has been a stalwart of the genre since it began. Edgar Allan Poe... Continue Reading →
Movie Review: It Comes At Night
@RenZelen reviews...Director: Trey Edward ShultsWriter: Trey Edward ShultsStarring: Joel Edgerton, Carmen Ejogo, Kelvin Harrison Jr. Christopher Abbott, Riley Keough, Griffin Robert FaulknerReviewDeceptively titled and oddly mis-marketed as a horror movie, Trey Edward Shults’s second feature It Comes at Night, might much more appropriately be viewed as a ‘post-apocalyptic psychological family drama’.I’m often loath to place... Continue Reading →
Movie Review: Shut In
@RenZelen reviews...Director: Farren BlackburnWriter: Christina HodsonStarring: Naomi Watts, Charlie Heaton, Jacob Tremblay, Oliver Platt, Clémentine Poidatz, David Cubitt, Peter OuterbridgeReviewNaomi Watts stars in Shut In, a workman-like thriller which is the debut feature from TV director Farren Blackburn and screenwriter Christina Hodson.Watts plays Mary Portman, who lives and works as a child psychologist in a... Continue Reading →
Movie Review: The Love Witch
The Love Witch...Director: Anna BillerWriter: Anna BillerStarring: Samantha Robinson, Jeffrey Vincent Parise, Laura Waddell, Gian Keys, Robert Seeley, Jared SanfordReviewThe Love Witch is Anna Biller’s second feature film, and, as in her debut VIVA, it references the style of ’60s and ’70s cinema. Produced, written, directed, and edited by Biller, she also acts as production... Continue Reading →
Movie Review: A Cure For Wellness
@RenZelen reviews...Director: Gore VerbinskiWriters: Justin Haythe, Gore VerbinskiStarring: Dane DeHaan, Jason Isaacs, Mia Goth, Ivo Nandi, Adrian Schiller, Celia Imrie, Harry GroenerReviewWhat a delightful coincidence that the young actress in Gore Verbinski’s latest feature A Cure for Wellness should be named Mia Goth. Never has an appellation been more appropriate.A Cure for Wellness proves to... Continue Reading →
Movie Review: I Am Not A Serial Killer
@RenZelen reviews...Director: Billy O'BrienWriters: Christopher Hyde, Billy O'Brien (based on the Novel by Dan Wells)Starring: Max Records, Laura Fraser, Christopher Lloyd, Karl Geary, Christina Baldwin, Lucy Lawton ReviewSixteen-year-old Midwesterner John Wayne Cleaver (Max Records) has issues. He is avoided by his classmates and treated warily by most adults because he is unashamedly obsessed with serial... Continue Reading →
Review + Q&A – Prevenge
@RenZelen checks out Prevenge...Director: Alice LoweWriter: Alice LoweStarring: Alice Lowe, Jo Hartley, Gemma Whelan, Kate Dickie, Kayvan Novak, Tom Davis, Mike Wozniak, Tom Meeten, Dan Renton Skinner, Marc Bessant, Leila Hoffman, Della Moon SynnottReview (and Q & A)Alice Lowe is currently doing the rounds with her film Prevenge, a sharp and very dark horror-satire about... Continue Reading →
Movie Review: Rings
@RenZelen reviews...Director: F. Javier GutiérrezWriters: David Loucka, Jacob Estes, Akiva Goldsman (screenplay) David Loucka, Jacob Estes (story - Loosely based on the novel ‘The Ring’ by Kôji Suzuki)Starring: Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz, Alex Roe, Johnny Galecki, Vincent D'Onofrio, Aimee Teegarden, Bonnie MorganReviewIn Rings we have the long anticipated sequel to Ring, the English language remake of... Continue Reading →
Haddonfield Horror’s Favourite Films of 2016
Best of 2016...2016 certainly has its share highs and lows in the horror world, however at Haddonfield Horror we like to celebrate the good, so will we be concentrating on the great horror films of this year. We've all thrown our films into the ring and below are the best of 2016. Agree or disagree?... Continue Reading →
Donnie Darko: Genre bending fable
@RenZelen looks back...I emerge from the darkness of a doorway, blinking into the daylight of a Soho street. I look up at the sliver of wintry sky between the tops of the buildings, hoping that a random wormhole into a time portal might somehow open up. Admittedly, this is almost a daily occurrence with me,... Continue Reading →
Movie Review: The Unseen
@RenZelen reviews...Director: Geoff RedknapWriters: Geoff RedknapStarring: Aden Young, Camille Sullivan, Julia Sarah Stone Alison Araya, Ben CottonReviewWe all feel invisible at certain times, we can all identify with feelings of alienation - The Unseen, written and directed by Geoff Redknap, is about a man who is losing himself - mentally, emotionally, and existentially.Bob Langmore (Aden... Continue Reading →
Movie Review: SiREN
@RenZelen...Director: Gregg BishopWriters: David Bruckner (based on characters created by), David Bruckner (original screenplay: Amateur Night)Starring: Hannah Fierman, Chase Williamson, Justin Welborn, Hayes Mercure, Michael Aaron Milligan, Randy McDowell, Lindsey Garrett, Brittany S. HallReviewHaving never been on a Stag night, I cannot vouch for the reality, but hopefully it is more mundane than films or... Continue Reading →
Movie Review: The Eyes of My Mother
@RenZelen reviews...THE EYES OF MY MOTHER is in UK cinemas from 24 Marchwww.parkcircus.comSee cinema listings here: http://www.parkcircus.com/films/27463-the-eyes-of-my-motherDirector: Nicolas PesceWriter: Nicolas PesceStarring: Diana Agostini, Olivia Bond, Kika Magalhaes, Will Brill, Paul Nazak, Flora Diaz, Clara WongReviewIn The Eyes of My Mother director and writer Nicolas Pesce offers a disturbing examination of serious emotional dysfunction and disorientation.We... Continue Reading →
Halloween retrospective
@RenZelen looks back..."You can’t kill the boogeyman!"John Carpenter’s movie HALLOWEEN had its premiere in the U.S on October 31st 1978. Although touched upon in smaller cult movies such as Peeping Tom, the components and themes used by HALLOWEEN had not been used in a major feature film for some time, not since its obvious inspiration... Continue Reading →
Movie Review: Servants Quarters
@RenZelen reviews...Director: Paul Raschid Writer: Paul Raschid Starring: Jenna Harrison, Tom Benedict Knight, Candis Nergaard, Paul Raschid, Emmanuel Imani, You-Ri Yamanaka, Suzanna Hamilton, Michael CulverReviewAmy Mustafi (Jenna Harrison) a high-flying city lawyer, moves into Winterstoke House, an estate in the English countryside which has just been purchased by her wealthy husband Shayan Mustafi (Tom Benedict... Continue Reading →
Movie Review: Don’t Knock Twice
@RenZelen reviews...Director: Caradog W. James Writers: Mark Huckerby, Nick Ostler Starring: Katee Sackhoff, Javier Botet, Lucy Boynton ReviewCaradog W. James, the Welsh director of sci-fi cult hit The Machine recently showcased his latest movie, a supernatural horror called Don’t Knock Twice at the 24th Raindance Film Festival in London. Genre favourite Katee Sackhoff (Oculus, Riddick,... Continue Reading →
Movie Review: Blair Witch
@RenZelen reviews...Director: Adam Wingard Writer: Simon Barrett Starring: James Allen McCune, Callie Hernandez, Corbin Reid, Brandon Scot, Valorie Curry, Wes Robinson. ReviewIn 1999, the original Blair Witch Project first hit our screens. It seems like a long while ago - the Internet was in its infancy and mobile phones were a still a luxury item.... Continue Reading →
Movie Review: Cell
@RenZelen reviews...Directed by Tod Williams (Paranormal Activity 2) and apparently co-scripted by King himself, Cell brings yet another adaptation of a King best seller to the big screen, reuniting John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson after their first foray into Stephen King territory in Room 1408.John Cusack plays comic book artist Clay Riddell, whose cell-phone... Continue Reading →
Movie Review: Crow
@RenZelen reviews...Director: Wyndham Price Writers: Tim Rhys, Wyndham Price, Nick Moran, (based on the play ‘Stone The Crows’ by Tim Rhys) Starring: Tom Rhys Harries, Elen Rhys, Andrew Howard, Nick Moran, Jason Hughes, Danny Webb, Terence Stamp, Emily Bevan, Katrine De Candole, Ben McGregor, Nicholas McGaughey, Maarten DannenbergReviewFirst let’s be clear about one thing: this... Continue Reading →