Screen Rats

R ed hooded robes, gynaecological gadgets resembling torture devices and a deep plunge into the bowels of folie à deux – David Cronenberg’s 1988 psychological horror D…

T he daring How to Blow Up a Pipeline ensconces the principles of ethical ecoterrorism as detailed in the 2021 non-fiction book of the same name by Andreas Malm within…

“S creenlife” at one point seemed poised as the successor to found footage as the new low-budget filmmaking gimmick. Whilst the format has produced some enjoyable horr…

T here are few things in life that leave you feeling more vulnerable than being dumped. Actually, scratch that; being dumped while you’re stark bollock naked probably …

L ast week set the international arthouse circuit abuzz with the reveal of the Cannes Film Festival’s program of Official Selection titles, encompassing both the upper…

T he image of a bike recurs throughout The Place Beyond The Pines , a sprawling yet intimate, decade-spanning triptych of crime and punishment, choice and consequence,…

A Thousand And One marks the directorial debut of A.V Rockwell, as well as recording artist Teyana Taylor’s first lead role. Both excel in this absorbing parenthood d…

A rrebato begins with a shot of a celluloid strip being cut – a promise of a feature where the very medium of film will play a prominent rôle. Sure enough, this is a f…

E dward D. Wood Jr (1924-1978) has achieved the kind of immortality that most filmmakers will privately dream of, but very few can ever expect to attain. He’s a cinema…

W ith the release of Chris McKay’s Renfield, Nicolas Cage joins the likes of Bela Lugosi, Christopher Lee, Gary Oldman and Adam Sandler, who have all played the most f…

T o say that Patricia Highsmith is a controversial figure is an understatement. The brilliant nastiness of her crime thrillers has led to an ongoing and insatiable app…