Category Archives: cinema

Triangle (2009)

Triangle was written and directed by Christopher Smith, the chap responsible for both Creep (2004) and Severance (2006), in my opinion two very underrated horror movies. It’s nice to see that even though this is indeed another horror, it is different. More psychological. The best way to describe it is by saying it is a bloody, nautical version of Groundhog Day. Well, without the laughs.

Oscars 2010

As you’ve probably heard, Best Picture went to The Hurt Locker and Kathryn Bigelow won Best Director – the first woman even to win.

Seraphim Falls (2006)

Unfortunately I missed Seraphim Falls when it aired on the BBC recently. It’s a film I’ve wanted to see since I spotted the posters at a train station a few years back.

Where the Wild Things Are

I’ve been sent this link to a really nice interview about “Where the Wild Things Are”, the film adaption of the Maurice Sendak book (one of my favourites as a child) by Spike Jonze. Check it out here.

It’s out in American at the mo but comes o ut in the UK on December 11th. Looks like a great film for a cold night.

Noir Bites – Detour (1945)

Here’s the second of my “Noir Bites” series, featuring the 1945 “poverty row” flick Detour.