THE DARK RED ** USA 2018 Dir: Dan Bush. 102 mins Brought up in social care after her mother’s death, young April Billingsley spends much of THE DARK RED trying to convince the professionals that her own baby’s recent, alleged abduction is not just a delusion in a life marred…
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EXTRA ORDINARY *** Ireland / Belgium 2019 Dir: Mike Ahern, Enda Loughman. 94 mins The first of several appealing gags in the wittily titled EXTRA ORDINARY sees the over-used “Based on a true story” tag (often present for supernaturally infused horror) wiped away by a departing bin lorry. Corny celebrity…
SEEDS **** USA 2018 Dir: Owen Long 92 mins “Deliver us from evil, but not into temptation.” The haunting words from this famous line echo all over this cracking horror tragedy from the USA from 2018. The evil was found in the beautiful and paradoxically calm environment of a lush…
FEEDBACK **** UK / Spain 2019 Dir: Pedro C Alonso. 97 mins At the start of this intense, timely London-set thriller, station boss Anthony Head dismisses radio host Eddie Marsan’s long-running late-night talk show “The Grim Reality” as too bleak and contentious for Brexit-era listeners just wanting to be cheered…
COME TO DADDY **** Canada / New Zealand / Ireland / USA 2019 Dir: Ant Timpson. 93 mins Elijah Wood’s eclectic adult career chalks up another compelling, unsympathetic character in the feature directing debut for well-known producer Ant Timpson (DEATHGASM, TURBO KID); he also co-wrote the script with THE GREASY…