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REVIEW: ‘Come True’ (2021) Will Certainly Polarise Viewers

By: Gavin Spoors 7th Mar 20213rd Mar 2021

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Come True isn’t interested in traditional narrative structures and character arcs, and instead places an emphasis on mood and atmosphere.

Image is from the film 'True History of the Kelly Gang.' A young man stands shirtless in front of a large union jack flag, which is hung on the wall behind him. He is looking directly at the camera.

[The Revolution Will Be Televised] ‘True History of the Kelly Gang’ (2019) and the Mythological Bedrock of Rebellion

True History illuminates the ways shared fiction gives form and mass to rebellion, and how cult mythology acts as the cornerstone to revolt.

REVIEW: Jim Cummings is Back With a Bite in ‘The Wolf of Snow Hollow’ (2020)

The tightly-wound, violent energy and the spiralling personal drama coexist in ways I’ve not experienced outside of Cummings’ oeuvre.

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

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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.

LFF REVIEW: ‘Possessor’ (2020) is an Engrossing, Nihilistic Dreamscape

By: Gavin Spoors 20th Oct 202019th Oct 2020

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What we do get, however, is a stylish blood-soaked thriller bolstered by strong performances and a strong visual identity.

Flip Screen’s Guide to June 2020

Inspired by James Palmer’s fantastic twitter thread, we’re shaking up the formula and bringing you 9 double bills to inject a bit of fun into your watch parties.

REVIEW: Swallow (2019) is “Horrifying Precisely Because of How Real it Feels”

Hunter (Haley Bennett) seems to have it all: a rich husband, a baby on the way, and a gorgeous home with space for a massive garden. Yet, she starts to feel confined to her home. Her aptly-named husband, Richie (Austin Stowell), encourages her to stay inside and rest throughout the pregnancy. With no job to attend to, her life is consumed with preparing the house for the baby. Her relationship with Richie is increasingly distant as Hunter feels stifled by her financial dependency and lack of control of her life. She finds release in a very strange place as she impulsively swallows a small glass marble.

Flip Screen’s Guide to April (Quarantine Edition)

James Palmer and George Forster are here to give you 10 recommendations available online right now to help get you through these hard times.

Naomi Watts in the The Wolf Hour. Sweating from a heatwave, a woman speaks into a door intercom.

Review: ‘The Wolf Hour’ (2020) Naomi Watts Melts Away in Half-Baked Thriller

By: Kevin Woodley 26th Mar 202024th Mar 2020

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June’s self-imposed exile amidst a city going mad under the sun and in the shadow of a serial killer is perhaps a strange inversion to the current global isolation gripping the world.