Horror

LFF Review: Black Swan

LFF Review: Black Swan

Darren Aronofsky once again proves himself as one of the leading American independent film directors with his gloriously manic fifth feature, Black Swan. After its premiere at Venice in September, no other film arrived at this year's BFI London Film Festival with quite as much hype as Black Swan....

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Going down: Devil review

Going down: Devil review

Press the button and hold on for dear life - this is a journey you're not going to enjoy if you've committed the odd sin... If there's ever a common fear that the modern citizen tends to fear, it's getting stuck in a lift. Devil introduces us to a similar scenario, with one chilling difference: what if one of...

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Waking up to a nightmare in Nazi Dawn

Waking up to a nightmare in Nazi Dawn

If you've ever seen Love Boat and wondered what it would be like if you swapped harmless romance for Nazis, ghosts and special ops marines, then Nazi Dawn might just be your ideal film. Most films that deal with Nazis do so in a fairly regular fashion, and few (if any) glamorise the regime. This film is no...

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The Descent 2

Since this sequel starts off exactly where The Descent left things, there’s no point sitting through it unless you enjoyed the first instalment. However, luckily for Brit film company Celador, plenty of punters did just that, so The Descent 2 is just as likely to be a hit – and not just in the surprise way...

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Drag Me to Hell

Sam Raimi made his name with Evil Dead in 1982 and his fortune a few decades later with Spider-man. He could pretty much go anywhere from there, although I'm sure long-time fans were relieved when he announced he was returning to his roots with a spine-chiller of a thriller. And so we have Drag Me To Hell, a...

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