Wednesday 30 November 2022

RESURRECTION (full review at Screen Realm)

Resurrection is a psychological thriller from director Andrew Semans. It deals with dark themes, including the impact of resurfacing trauma, as a woman is haunted by a presence from her past.

Margaret (Rebecca Hall) is strong, confident and successful in her career. She juggles her responsibilities as single parent to her daughter Abbie (Grace Kaufman), has a demanding job in medicine, and enjoys a commitment-free relationship with her colleague Peter (Michael Esper). She’s fit and healthy and in control, living life completely on her own terms.

While at a work conference, Margaret spots a man from her past in the audience, causing her to flee in terror, breaking down in tears once she arrives home. As the week goes on she spots the man, David (Tim Roth), more and more frequently, but always in public places and never approaching her directly.

Read the full review at Screen Realm:

https://screenrealm.com/resurrection-movie-review-rebecca-hall-tim-roth/

IMDB: Resurrection

RESURRECTION MOVIE INTERVIEW: DIRECTOR-WRITER ANDREW SEMANS ON REBECCA HALL THRILLER

I had an enlightening chat with director Andrew Semans about his excellent psychological thriller, RESURRECTION, starring Rebecca Hall and Tim Roth. The interview is up now at Screen Realm and the movie is released on digital platforms on 30 November.

It also features an unexpected cameo from my cat, Charlie, at 7:58 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lXLW6z-_I4

The full Screen Realm piece is here:

https://screenrealm.com/resurrection-movie-interview-director-writer-andrew-semans-rebecca-hall/



Tuesday 29 November 2022

PHIL TIPPETT INTERVIEW | MAKING THE STOP-MOTION EPIC MAD GOD

Back in July I interviewed the legendary Phil Tippett about his derange, stop-motion animation movie MAD GOD.

You can watch it here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18tHatZftm4

And the full Screen Realm piece is here:

https://screenrealm.com/phil-tippett-interview-mad-god/




MAD GOD TRAILER

The trailer for MAD GOD on Shudder Australia / New Zealan has quotes from such luminaries as Guillermo del Toro, Kathleen Kennedy and… me!! 

This was a surreal, but very cool thing to wake up to back in June.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jas8OABbn0Y



Tuesday 8 November 2022

THE GUEST (full article at The Guardian Australia)

Having made their director-writer team mark with the home invasion thriller You’re Next, Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett followed it up with the frantic action-sci-fi hybrid, The Guest. Kicking off as a mysterious thriller, The Guest feels like a movie you forgot to rent during the early 90s, a glorious throwback to medium-budget action flicks that, in another lifetime, could have been made by Cannon Films.

Read the full article at The Guardian Australia:

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/nov/09/the-guest-is-a-glorious-throwback-to-medium-budget-action-flicks

IMDB: The Guest