Holidays (2016)

1 (Valentine's Day): Terrible, appalling, total shit. 0.5 out of 5
 
2 (St Patrick's Day): I'm guessing this was supposed to be funny and surreal? It wasn't. 1 out of 5
 
3 (Easter): A tale of how Easter's crazy mix of Christian and Pagan resurrection/rebirth myths can fuck with a kid's head, especially one whose dad has recently died. 3.5 out of 5
 
4 (Mother's Day): Watching new-age hippies cavort in the desert for no payoff was not how I wanted to spend 12 minutes of my life. 1 out of 5
 
5 (Father's Day): An interesting story about grief and the resurfacing of lost memories. The poor ending lets the whole thing down though. 2.5 out of 5
 
6 (Halloween): Dull rape-revenge stuff that has fuck all to do with Halloween. 1 out of 5
 
7 (Christmas): A bit of a turkey! 2 out of 5
 
8 (New Year's Eve): I could see the twist coming but it was fun nonetheless. I still fucking hate New Year's eve, though. 3 out of 5

Letterboxd Review

Cradle of Fear (2001)

Aha ha ha ha aha ha ha ha aha ha ha ha aha ha ha ha aha ha ha ha aha ha ha ha! Step away from the camera Chandon!

Jonathan Ross said "...an exceptional piece of work". This is the man who fronted the UK's premier film review programme for eleven years. What the fuck was he thinking? Worst part? The dreadful internet snuff section that goes on and on and on and on. The best? I guess you could use the dvd as a coaster.

An appalling SoV PoS that gives indie film making a bad name.


Original letterboxd review

Black Sabbath (1963)

Arrow Blu-Ray. A three story anthology from Italian maestro Mario Bava.

Superb direction, editing and photography. An absolutely stunning use of colour that would influence Dario Argento's films. Boris Karlof hamming it up. What more could you want from a Sunday evening movie?

If you get the chance make sure you watch the "Twice the Fear" comparison between the Italian and US versions of the film. Very interesting.

Amendment; "The Telephone" makes an interesting giallo short.

Original letterboxd review