david.s.smith, Author at Horror Cult Films

Predestination (2014): a second take

August 3, 2017 david.s.smith 0

PREDESTINATION Directed by The Spierig Brothers A couple of years ago a colleague was raving about this movie but couldn’t tell me what it was about. I’m going to be a pain in the arse […]

47 Meters Down (2017)

July 25, 2017 david.s.smith 0

47 Meters Down Directed by Johannes Roberts After last year’s surprise hit The Shallows made audiences nervous about going back in the water, Johannes Roberts (The Other Side of the Door) has a revolutionary idea. […]

Transmission (2017)

July 14, 2017 david.s.smith 0

TRANSMISSION (2017) Directed by Parallel Madness I dunno about you, but sometimes I think the modern world’s getting more like the prelude to a dystopian novel. Whether it’s the threat of nuclear war, an erosion […]

Wish Upon (2017)

July 13, 2017 david.s.smith 0

WISH UPON Directed by John R. Leonetti Horror fans love a supernatural baddie – whether it’s ghouls that go bump in the night, things that fly or curses that lead to girls crawling out the telly. […]

Resident Evil Vendetta (2017)

July 10, 2017 david.s.smith 0

RESIDENT EVIL VENDETTA Directed by Takanori Tsujimoto If you like to watch other people play video games more than you like playing them yourself, then this could be the film for you. A lot of […]

The Wake (2017)

June 26, 2017 david.s.smith 0

THE WAKE (2017) Directed by Faouzi Brahimi and Bryan Brewer To some extent, almost all horror films are about death in one way or another. Whether it’s the fear of it, its gradual inevitability or […]

Interview: Rob Savage on Dawn of the Deaf

June 25, 2017 david.s.smith 0

Among the last year’s coolest movies was the 12 minute short Dawn of the Deaf: a low budget zombie flick that showed at over 100 festivals, winning loads of rewards. It’s a neat twist on […]

Watch Dawn Of The Deaf (2017)

June 19, 2017 david.s.smith 0

DAWN OF THE DEAF Directed by Rob Savage Loyal readers may remember me rave, last September, about this exciting zombie short from London-based director Rob Savage. Well, after a successful run of over 100 events, where […]

Charismata (2017)

June 19, 2017 david.s.smith 0

CHARISMATA (2017) Directed by Andy Collier and Toor Mian I’ll save morons like myself a Google search – the title refers to a sacred gift from God. And while it may be overstating it for […]

Resident Evil: The Final Chapter escape room

June 12, 2017 david.s.smith 1

Thanks to a mixture of parents that didn’t follow pop culture, and older brothers that did, my friends and I spent much of the late 1990s playing Resident Evil in the dark. With a solid […]

Alien Covenant (2017)

May 7, 2017 david.s.smith 0

ALIEN COVENANT Directed by Ridley Scott I dunno about you, but I really didn’t think I could get excited about the thought of a new Alien film in 2017. After watching the once great movie […]

Immigration Game (2017) [Sci-Fi London 2017)

May 3, 2017 david.s.smith 0

IMMIGRATION GAME Directed by Krystof Zlatnik SCI-FI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL 2017 runs from 27 April – 6 May https://sci-fi-london.com/ Although genre films often feel unsubstantial, or disposable, horrors have often been rife with social commentary […]

Seoul Station (2016)

April 13, 2017 david.s.smith 0

SEOUL STATION Directed by Sang-ho Yeon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MRvEEiaFoQ Right, I don’t know about you but I bloody loved Train to Busan – absolutely loved it. And by the looks of it, so did a lot of […]

The Belko Experiment (2016)

April 10, 2017 david.s.smith 0

THE BELKO EXPERIMENT Directed by Greg McClean It’s Office Space by way of Battle Royale – so will begin almost every review of The Belko Experiment. Yet as high concept elevator pitches go it’s an […]

Interview with Julia Ducournau on Raw

April 8, 2017 david.s.smith 0

Raw is many things – it’s a touching coming of age, an exploration of sexual awakening and a dramatic tale of two sisters. It’s also excellent. But what it’s not is a big, gory, nasty […]

Raw (2016)

April 3, 2017 david.s.smith 0

RAW (2016) Directed by Julia Ducournau Raw’s reputation precedes it. Following its premier at the Toronto film festival, where paramedics were called, it’s become infamous for its grizzly content and an LA cinema allocating barf […]

The Void (2016)

March 27, 2017 david.s.smith 0

THE VOID (2016) Directed by Jeremy Gillespie and Steven Kostanski As a title, The Void may make you think of nothingness – yet that’s the last thing you’ll feel about it. Writer/ director team Steven […]

The Eyes of My Mother (2016)

March 20, 2017 david.s.smith 0

THE EYES OF MY MOTHER (2016) Directed by Nicolas Pesce Beneath the blood, guts and depravity many horrors are really stories of family ties and obligations. There’s many examples, be it the satire on nuclear […]