Melbourne writer-director Natalie Erika James has focused on women grappling with dark forces in her psychological horror films. Her dementia-oriented debut Relic (2020) starred an exceptional Robyn Nevin; in her
… a series of fascinating, albeit disturbing, moments in a languid encapsulation of Cronenberg’s obsessions.
8.2
… funny, fast-paced, and highly watchable …
We recently did a long series on the Rank Organisation, arguing that studio displayed a consistent trend of identifying young female talent, rushing them into movies, failing to exploit them,
6.7
… a strikingly inert film …
7.5
… the film delights in showing the horrors found inside the mind.
9
… a darkly satirical body horror masterpiece. A horny, hideous, slime slicked nightmare ride through phobia, loathing and fleshy indignities you won't believe you’re seeing.
“To me, it’s what we call in the trans community, an ‘egg crack’ movie,” says writer-director Jane Schoenbrun, talking about their beguiling new sci-fi/horror I Saw the TV Glow. Schoenbrun,
Some of the best films at the Cannes Film Festival screened out of competition.
... a strong, confident attack on small-minded bigotry, packaged in Dr. Moreau wrapping paper.