Posts By Anton Bitel
Parasite review: A thrilling tale of class division
June 1, 2020 | Anton Bitel
Bong Joon-ho’s thrilling tale of families divided by class is impeccably mounted, deftly switching from one genre to another.Read More
VOD film review: The Legend of the Stardust Brothers
May 31, 2020 | Anton Bitel
Fame, family and the fall collide in Makoto Tezuka’s whimsical, madcap 80s musical.Read More
VOD film review: Only the Animals (Seules Les Bêtes)
May 30, 2020 | Anton Bitel
Dominik Moll brings together tales of crossed purposes, animal drives and amour fou in this superbly performed ensemble drama.Read More
Shudder UK film review: Tenebrae
May 22, 2020 | Anton Bitel
Dario Argento’s return to giallo is a sophisticated staging of both the genre and his part in it as atrocity artist.Read More
Shudder UK film review: Noroi: The Curse (2005)
May 8, 2020 | Anton Bitel
A paranormal investigator is manipulated into pursuing – and filming – his doom in Koji Shiraishi’s found footage J-horror.Read More
Shudder UK film review: Z (2019)
May 7, 2020 | Anton Bitel
Brandon Christensen explores maternal agony and childhood trauma in this masterful tale of motherhood and madness.Read More
Ema review: Burns with destructive chaos
May 1, 2020 | Anton Bitel
Pablo Larraín’s portrait of a lady on fire burns with destructive chaos and new order.Read More
Shudder UK film review: Blood Quantum
April 28, 2020 | Anton Bitel
Jeff Barnaby’s tense, provocative zombie horror shows an indigenous community that has always been under siege.
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Calm With Horses review: An arresting Irish noir
April 27, 2020 | Anton Bitel
Nick Rowland’s assured feature debut is an arresting Irish noir that brings new tensions to old gangland tropes.Read More
Shudder UK film review: The Reflecting Skin
April 17, 2020 | Anton Bitel
Coming-of-age drama and American gothic collide in Philip Ridley’s striking, disturbing feature debut.Read More
