Although initially this looks like it could be a conventional “crew-of-shipwrecked-yacht-happen-upon-spooky-abandoned-cruise-liner-in-the-Bermuda-triangle” type tale, writer/director Christopher Smith’s film turns out to be something considerably superior to standard horror fare. For a start, by it establishes its classy credentials by eschewing obvious “behind-you” or “jump-out-of-your-skin” moments. Instead, it builds a sense of existential dread and impending doom … Continue reading
An early Hitchcock (from 1934), about a family who get embroiled in an assassination plot when on holiday in Switzerland. Later remade by Hitchcock himself, and you can see why. This one isn’t bad, but it doesn’t have a huge amount to mark it out as exciting or interesting. The man of the title doesn’t … Continue reading
