Posts By Anton Bitel
FrightFest 2021 film review: Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes
August 28, 2021 | Anton BitelKevin Kopacka’s 60s-style gothic freakout stages and restages a treacherous trap of patriarchy in a retro-furnished castle.
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FrightFest 2021 film review: Shadow of the Cat
August 27, 2021 | Anton BitelIn José María Cicala’s tale of two families, an adolescent girl returns to her long lost mother’s clan, only to find cult and confusion.Read More
FrightFest 2021 film review Crabs! (2021)
August 27, 2021 | Anton BitelPierce Berolzheimer’s knowing feature debut is a mad, monstrous B-movie throwback pitting man (and mecha) against a marine menace.Read More
FrightFest 2021 film review: The Parker Sessions
August 27, 2021 | Anton BitelIn Stephen Simmon’s monochrome psychodrama, a counsellor and his insomniac client shadow-box over her ever-present past.Read More
Grimmfest 2021 film review: Motherly
August 26, 2021 | Anton BitelCraig David Wallace’s farmhouse survival thriller uses twisty cat-and-mouse plotting to test the outer limits of maternal love.Read More
FrightFest 2021 film review: The Brilliant Terror
August 26, 2021 | Anton BitelPaul Hunt and Julia Kauffman’s affectionate documentary celebrates grassroots horror filmmaking at the margins of the indie scene.Read More
Shudder UK film review: Mosquito State (2020)
August 26, 2021 | Anton BitelFilip Jan Rymsza’s modern monster movie is a tragic parable of insects, economics and the cycles of metamorphosis. Read More
VOD film review: The Nest (aka The Bewailing)
August 19, 2021 | Anton BitelJames Suttles’ insidious home invasion horror shows a family undone by mind-controlling parasites – or opioid addiction. Read More
VOD film review: The Boy Behind the Door
July 29, 2021 | Anton BitelThis cruel coming-of-age cat-and-mouse thriller is a dark, harrowing watch.Read More
VOD film review: Werewolves Within
July 19, 2021 | Anton BitelJosh Ruben’s hilarious werewolf whodunnit shows the divided community of America with real charm.
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