Tag: women-in-film
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by Nathan Brown Bloodsuckers, flesheaters and nymphomaniacs: horror cinema has long traded on a primal fear of uncontained female appetites. Afterall, in a world where women’s desire for food, sex and capital has been fiercely policed by patriarchal social norms, what could be scarier than a hungry woman? – Dundead Film Festival I first attended…
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By Adam Page There is something which isn’t mentioned in film school, or if it is, it’s mentioned in the same way a sommelier will mention the house red; fast, with no eye contact before moving on to the bottles that matter. The French New Wave, a glorious, cigarette-burnt revolution in cinema, a movement that…
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by Janine Riddell On 15th April I had the opportunity to attend an intimate screening of Ana Lily Amirpour’s A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014). The location was Nottingham’s very own The Carousel. Located in the Hockley district, it’s a vibrant hub of artistic flare and home to some of the very best…
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By Mary Morgan @msmarymorgan Give me vengeance and give me death! Give me bloody women! You can often find me cheering for blood as credits fade to black and the lights come up, revealing my absolute undying bloodlust. But it’s so much more than just loving my avenging women and their blood-soaked hands. I am,…
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by Isabelle Cocozza This review is attemptedly spoiler-free, only generally known plot point spoilers are included. I would advise going into this film blind, before reading regardless. On Sunday 24th of August, I went to London’s Leicester Square ODEON Luxe for Frightfest – the UK’s biggest horror and genre film festival – for the worldwide…
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by Isabelle Cocozza In July of 2025, I sat down with critic, creator and self proclaimed ‘Queen of Extreme Horror’, Zoë Rose Smith (@zobowithashotgun) to discuss all things New French Extremity, especially the aspect of women’s focus in the movement. Zoë has produced work on The Suffering Woman in NFE (New French Extremity) for the…
