Interview: Justin McConnell – ‘Lifechanger’
❉ The Canadian writer & director on his career, inspirations, and his acclaimed new feature ‘Lifechanger’
FILM
‘Shazam!’ (12A) reviewed
❉ Wham, bam, thank you, Shazam!
The Schlocky Horror Show: ‘Cannibal Terror’
❉ “There is such a staggering amount of ineptitude on display here that it eventually becomes fascinating in its own right.”
‘Next of Kin’ (1982) on Blu-Ray
❉ A sinister film with a dreamlike atmosphere, stacked with extras thanks to Second Sight.
The Sublime Chaos of Fabrizio Federico
❉ Underground filmmaker & founder of the PINK8 film manifesto and the Straight-Jacket Guerrilla Film Festival.
BFI Flipside presents Peter Sellers’ lost classic Mr Topaze
❉ Blu-ray/DVD of Sellers’ directorial feature debut includes The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film, a variety of interviews and more!
‘FrightFest Presents: Lifechanger’
❉ An intriguing, thoughtful low-budget horror made with intelligence and skill.
Blood Hunger: Restoring the films of José Larraz
❉ James White, Head of Restoration at Arrow Films discusses the story behind restoring Vampyres, The Coming of Sin and Whirlpool!
GFF Frightfest: ‘The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion’
❉ Korean genre-mashup pinballs between Bourne style actioner, X-Men style origin story and teen melodrama.
GFF Frightfest 2019: ‘The Dead Center’
❉ This is horror done on a low budget that manages to impress on a number of levels, writes Iain MacLeod.