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Discover the sordid pleasures of this late-career Mario Bava slasher

by Anton Bitel

The Italian horror maestro’s 1971 film A Bay of Blood remains one of his most shocking works.
Festivals

Programmers Picks from the 2019 BFI London Film Festival

by Anton Bitel

Away from the showpiece gala screenings, these are the films worth seeking out at this year’s LFF.
Review

Rambo: Last Blood

by Anton Bitel

Rambo starts off breaking horses before breaking skulls in this strangely laconic revenge fantasy involving the Mexican cartels.

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In Retrospect
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Does The Hills Have Eyes II contain that Wes Craven slasher magic?

by Anton Bitel

A new Blu-ray of this 1984 cheapjack sequel shows there’s more value to it than meets the eye.
Review

IT Chapter Two

by Anton Bitel

Time stands still in more ways than one as this dull rehash of Andy Muschietti’s 2017 horror overstays its welcome.

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2
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Crawl

by Anton Bitel

The director of Piranha 3D goes back into the water for this alligator-based creature feature starring Kaya Scodelario.

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Review

Memory: The Origins of Alien

by Anton Bitel

This documentary reveals how HP Lovecraft, Francis Bacon and Alejandro Jodorowsky inspired Ridley Scott’s sci-fi opus.

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4
In Retrospect
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How Cruising exposes the dangers of internalised homophobia

by Anton Bitel

William Friedkin’s 1980 thriller casts an unwavering eye over New York’s gay S&M subculture.
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Revisiting Paul Verhoeven’s Hollow Man and its straight-to-video sequel

by Anton Bitel

Both film are now available as part of a special collector’s edition box set.
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The subversive fantasy of Catherine Breillat’s Romance

by Anton Bitel

The French auteur’s 1999 erotic drama challenges the viewer to separate sex from love.

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