Stories By Kat Hughes
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Film Festivals
/ 6 months ago‘A Samurai in Time’ review: Dir. Jun’ichi Yasuda [Fantasia 2024]
The Jidaigeki was once a thriving genre of both film and television. However, over the years, these tales of honourable samurai...
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Film Festivals
/ 6 months agoInterview: Steven Ogg and Ayisha Issa talk all things ‘Dark Match’
Wrestling and The Wicker Man combine in Wolfcop director Lowell Dean’s latest film, Dark Match. The film will have its World...
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Film Festivals
/ 6 months ago‘Dark Match’ review: Dir. Lowell Dean [Fantasia 2024]
For years there has been a high crossover between fans of horror and wrestling. Now, in Lowell Dean’s Dark Match the...
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Film Festivals
/ 6 months ago‘Carnage for Christmas’ review: Dir. Alice Maio Mackay [Fantasia 2024]
Australian director Alice Maio Mackay might only be nineteen, but she already has an enviable back catalogue of features and is...
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Film Festivals
/ 6 months ago‘Bookworm’ review: Dir. Ant Timpson [Fantasia 2024]
In 2019 Ant Timpson unleashed Come to Daddy into the world. The quirky comedy thriller starring Elijah Wood and Michael Smiley...
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Film Festivals
/ 6 months agoBella Thorne’s short film and latest feature ‘Saint Clare’ to screen at FrightFest
After finding fame in Disney show Shake it Up alongside Zendaya, Bella Thorne has gone on to have a prolific career...
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Film Reviews
/ 6 months ago‘Twisters’ review: Dir. Lee Isaac Chung (2024)
In 1996 Jan de Bont’s Twister presented audiences with an action-packed and heartfelt story of tornado chasers, Jo (Helen Hunt) and...
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Film Reviews
/ 6 months ago‘Oddity’ review: Dir. Damian Mc Carthy (2024)
In 2020, during the lockdowns, Damian Mc Carthy’s Caveat screened as part of FrightFest’s virtual festival. Despite the home viewing setting,...
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Interviews
/ 6 months agoInterview: Carolyn Bracken & Gwilym Lee discuss Damian Mc Carthy’s ‘Oddity’
Damian Mc Carthy’s Caveat is one of the most talked about feature horror films in recent years. The Irish chiller terrified...
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Film Festivals
/ 7 months agoPigeon Shrine FrightFest have revealed epic line-up for their 25th year
Earlier this week we made an attempt to try and guess some of the titles that might play at this year’s...
