Kevin Woodley

Image still from the film New Order. A woman and man sit in the front seats of a car that's had its window shield splashed with green paint. The woman looks behind horrified.

LFF REVIEW: ‘New Order’ (2020) is a Chaotic, Ultra-Violent Dystopian Warning

By: Kevin Woodley 26th Oct 202024th Oct 2020

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A fierce, uncompromising nightmare from Franco, meant to scream like a vision of a future that’s already revealing itself in the present.

Image still from the horror film The Intruder. A dark, blue-tinted background, a woman (Érica Rivas) dubs sound effects into a microphone.

LFF REVIEW: ‘The Intruder’ (2020) is a Dull, Ineffective Paranormal Thriller

By: Kevin Woodley 23rd Oct 202019th Oct 2020

Featured, Festivals, Film, ReviewsÉrica Rivas, film review, Horror, lff, Natalie Meta, The Intruder, thrillerLeave a Comment

All of the ingredients are there, but they’ve been swished into a diluted, forgettable cocktail that’s more of a nightcap than a rush to the head.

Image is from the film Rose: A Love Story. A couple hug one another in a bathroom.

LFF REVIEW: ‘Rose: A Love Story’ (2020) is a Vampire Film For Our Times

By: Kevin Woodley 22nd Oct 202019th Oct 2020

Featured, Festivals, Film, Reviewsdrama, film review, Horror, Jennifer Sheridan, lff, Matt Stokoe, Romance, Rose: A Love Story, Sophie Rundle, VampireLeave a Comment

An efficiently crafted piece of work shrouded in dread and frozen to last.

Image from the horror film Relic. Three women pose for a family portrait in a decrepit looking living room, staring into the camera.

LFF REVIEW: ‘Relic’ (2020) is an Unfurling Terror of the Haunted House as Diseased and Dying Mind

By: Kevin Woodley 14th Oct 202011th Oct 2020

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The scares are minimal, with a heavy reliance on atmosphere, but stick with it and you’ll find this stylish horror film wanders close to home and burrows underneath the skin.

Image still from the documentary Stray. Zeytin, a tanned, muscular dog with dark eyes, gazes warmly into the camera.

LFF REVIEW: ‘Stray’ (2020) is as Soulful and Humane as Anything You’ll See This Year

By: Kevin Woodley 13th Oct 202012th Oct 2020

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The absence of deliberate human voice lends a real sense of time and place into a rare window of a world that is, perhaps not a pleasure to experience but is, by the time it finishes, profound and essential.