Film Disclosure

Film writing and interviews by Kat Hughes.

Alternative Christmas

‘Go’ Review: Dir. Doug Liman [Alternative Christmas]

24th Dec 2021

The year 1999 was an excellent year for premium movies with Go sitting firmly towards the top of that pile. Read more
‘Body’ Review: Dirs. Dan Berk & Robert Olsen [Alternative Christmas]

23rd Dec 2021

Cali, Holly and Mel are twenty-something childhood friends, reuniting for some fun around the Christmas holidays; yes, a film that reminds us that those festivities aren’t too far away. Read more
’Spider-Man: No Way Home’ review: Dir. Jon Watts [Alternative Christmas]

22nd Dec 2021

Unless you’ve been living under a rock in the remote reaches of the world you will know that Spider-Man: No Way Home has just arrived into cinemas. Read more
‘The Nights Before Christmas’ Review: Dir. Paul Tanter [Alternative Christmas]

21st Dec 2021

In the run-up to Christmas, an FBI task force is issued the job of tracking down and stopping a couple of serial killers. Read more
’Jack Frost’ Review: Dir. Michael Cooney [Alternative Christmas]

20th Dec 2021

Christmas is a time for fun frolics in the snow, and in terms of festive frights, you can’t get much sillier than Jack Frost. Read more
‘Santa’s Slay’ Review: Dir. David Steiman [Alternative Christmas]

19th Dec 2021

It becomes apparent very early doors why Santa’s Slay is the first, and only, feature film from David Steiman. Read more
Inside Review: Dir. Miguel Ángel Vivas [Alternative Christmas]

18th Dec 2021

Back in 2007, directors Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo debuted A L’Interieur at Frightfest. Read more
‘The Night Sitter’ Review: Dirs. Abiel Bruhn & John Rocco [Alternative Christmas]

17th Dec 2021

Directed by directing team Abiel Bruhn and John Rocco, The Night Sitter is their latest Christmas-set venture. Read more
‘Hosts’ Review: Dirs. Adam Leader & Richard Oakes [Alternative Christmas]

16th Dec 2021

Hosts, not to be confused with Host, is a first-time feature from directors Adam Leader and Richard Oakes, and tells a story of a rather horrific dinner party. Read more
‘Black Christmas’ (2019) Review: Dir. Sophia Takal

15th Dec 2021

For years cinemas have been filled with remakes of older films, the horror genre, in particular, contributing heavily to the trend. Read more
‘Gremlins’ Review: Dir. Joe Dante [Alternative Christmas]

14th Dec 2021

Gremlins was a Christmas-set movie that was released in the height of summer 1984. Read more
‘I Trapped the Devil’ Review: Dir. Josh Lobo [Alternative Christmas]

13th Dec 2021

It’s Christmas, and Karen (Susan Burke) has finally managed to convince her husband Matt (AJ Bowen) to visit his estranged brother Steve (Scott Poythress). Read more
‘Night Drive’ Review: Dirs. Brad Baruh & Meghan Leon [Alternative Christmas]

12th Dec 2021

In the wake of the modern shift to ride shares instead of the traditional taxi, there have been a string of movies created around the drivers of these vehicles. Read more
‘Await Further Instructions’ Review: Dir. Johnny Kevorkian [Alternative Christmas]

11th Dec 2021

Set over the course of the Christmas period, Await Further Instructions tells a tale of families at war and their strains that bubble under the surface. Read more
‘The Conjuring 2’ Review: Dir. James Wan [Alternative Christmas]

10th Dec 2021

The Conjuring holds the accolade for being the second highest grossing horror movie of all time; The Exorcist holds the top spot. Read more
‘Kiss Kiss Bang Bang’ Review: Dir. Shane Black [Alternative Christmas]

9th Dec 2021

Nowadays, Christmas is everywhere from mid to late October. We barely have chance to see Halloween before the season is rammed down our throats. Read more
‘Silent Night, Deadly Night 2’ Review: Dir. Lee Harry [Alternative Christmas]

8th Dec 2021

Whilst Silent Night, Deadly Night, is just about passable, the sequel is pretty awful. Read more
‘Silent Night, Deadly Night’ Review: Dir. Charles Sellier [Alternative Christmas]

7th Dec 2021

The eighties are a movie decade synonymous with the horror genre. Read more
‘Red Snow’ Review: Dir. Sean Nichols Lynch [Alternative Christmas]

6th Dec 2021

We’ve all seen plenty of vampire movies over the years, the creature being the inspiration for so many different kinds of films over the last (almost) century that they have existed on screen. Read more
‘Better Watch Out’ Review: Dir. Chris Peckover [Alternative Christmas]

5th Dec 2021

Ashley (Olivia DeJonge) should be packing for her imminent move, but puts it to one side in order to babysit 12-year-old Luke (Levi Miller) one last time. Read more
‘A Christmas Horror Story’ Review: Dirs. Misc [Alternative Christmas]

4th Dec 2021

Every Christmas Eve the small sleepy town of Bailey Downs is marred with outbreaks of supernatural tragedy. Read more
‘Silent Night’ Review: Dir. Camille Griffin [Alternative Christmas]

3rd Dec 2021

A Christmas gathering on the precipice of the end of the world forms the hook in Silent Night, a film arriving into selected cinemas this week. Read more
‘The Advent Calendar’ Review: Dir. Patrick Ridremont [Alternative Christmas]

2nd Dec 2021

Patrick Ridremont’s The Advent Calendar arrives on Shudder in today and is a fantastic way to begin the season of festive frights. Read more
‘Krampus’ review: Dir. Michael Dougherty [Alternative Christmas]

1st Dec 2021

As much as it ’tis the season to be jolly’, a good scare never goes amiss during the Yuletide period. If you haven’t seen it yet then now is the perfect time to screen Krampus, Read more