Tag: Alex

MEN

2022 Director: Alex Garland Cast: Jessie Buckley, Rory Kinnear Words: Carly Stevenson. . Alex Garland’s third film, following Ex Machina (2015) and Annihilation (2018), makes effective use of the trappings of folk horror to explore the reproduction of misogyny. Jessie Buckley plays Harper, an… Continue Reading “MEN”

Hereditary

2018 Director: Ari Aster Starring: Toni Colette, Alex Wolff, Milly Shapiro, Gabriel Byrne, Ann Dowd Words – Carly Stevenson Few contemporary horror films of the last decade have been capable of stirring the kind of slow-building, unrelenting anxiety that Hereditary produces in its audience.… Continue Reading “Hereditary”

Ghost Stories

2018 Directors: Jeremy Dyson, Andy Nyman Starring: Andy Nyman, Martin Freeman, Paul Whitehouse, Alex Lawther Words – Carly Stevenson Adapted by Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman from their popular stage play, Ghost Stories is a sharp horror anthology in three chapters presided over by… Continue Reading “Ghost Stories”