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@Nabbtastic

Film fanatic - especially the horror genre. Loves an argument/debate, but before you start, just know one thing: his opinion is right, not yours.

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Reviews: 47

Vortex

Gaspar Noé turns his penchant for cruelty in on itself in a tragic and grim existential nightmare

X

A slasher with not just blood and guts, but brains too

Lamb

A cold, but loving folktale on the nature of family

Army of the Dead

Zack Snyder continues to be all style in a fun, but hollow genre-mash up

Oxygen

Uninteresting and predictable addition to the sub-genre of single location thrillers

The Bloodhound

Stunning to look at, Patrick Picard’s debut feature is sadly more copy-cat than creepy

Minari

2021 Glasgow Film Festival opens with a gorgeous and playful look at a family aiming for the American Dream

Malcolm & Marie

Insufferable and petulant, Sam Levinson’s latest effort is stunning to watch, but ugly and monotonous to listen to

Synchronic

Benson and Moorhead’s biggest project to date is an interesting, but overstuffed addition to their filmography

Cadaver

Predictable horror does little to engage, entertain or even excite the audience

The Babysitter: Killer Queen

Followup finds itself with little to offer outside of retreading old ground

I’m Thinking of Ending Things

Bold, hostile and sure to annoy audiences everywhere, Kaufman’s latest is a masterclass in existential dread

Apartment 1BR

Interesting set up gives way to derivative, unexciting payoff.

Proximity

All things sci-fi come thick and fast at the expense of a cohesive story

The Platform

Delightfully deranged, somewhat monotonous sci-fi gore-fest

CCA

Luz: The Flower of Evil

A bland, rambling tale of life in a cult

Glasgow Film Theatre

Our Ladies

Small town girls are loose in the capital in this sharp but rambling Scottish comedy

Do the Right Thing

Spike Lee’s 1989 masterwork remains just as vibrant, powerful and tragically relatable today as it did 30 years ago

Cruising

A brave and exciting entry from one of cinema’s darkest auteurs

Lords of Chaos

An impressively quiet, but ultimately awkward look at rock-n-roll gone too far.

The Last Temptation of Christ

Scorsese’s biblical epic rightfully holds its own place amongst celebrated filmography.

Climax

Gaspar Noé learns to control himself (slightly) in his best film to date.

Crimson Peak

An arresting throwback piece from one of cinema’s modern masters

SWG3

Superorganism

An entertaining, but short, delve into the surreal pop world of Superorganism

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