Review: BELLE, Feast For the Eyes Leaves a Warm Feeling
At this stage of his career, I think it's pretty safe to say that Mamoru Hosoda has firmly established himself as one of the best contemporary Japanese animation directors. He's also no stranger at the Sitges Film Festival, where he...
Sitges 2021 Review: BELLE
At this stage of his career, I think it's pretty safe to say that Mamoru Hosoda has firmly established himself as one of the best contemporary Japanese animation directors. And he's also no stranger at Sitges, where he has won...
Sitges 2018 Review: Jordan Downey's THE HEAD, a Flawed, Low-budget Epic
Part of the fun in attending festivals like Sitges is the experience of watching a movie without much knowledge about it and what to expect. So, before stepping inside the theatre to watch The Head, pretty much the only thing...
Now on Blu-ray: Miike's BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL Shreds in HD
Miike Takashi turns 100(ish) with his latest full length feature, the adaptation of hugely popular manga Blade of the Immortal. The film stars Kimura Takuya as Manji, a swordsman cursed with immortality whose only way out of his hell of...
Sitges 2017 Review: BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL, Miike Takashi's 100th Feature Film
There are very few directors who are as much loved as Miike Takashi for audiences in Sitges, that’s a fact. His movies have earned a very well-deserved place in genre fans’ hearts all over the world, so every new film by...
Sitges 2017 Review: WIND RIVER, a Tale of Vengeance in the Snow
Maybe to some of you the name of Taylor Sheridan won't ring a bell. But if I tell you that he's the man behind the scripts for Denis Villeneuve's Sicario and David Mackenzie's Hell or High Water, then it's more...
Sitges 2017 Review: OUTRAGE CODA, Kitano Closes His Yakuza Trilogy with a Bang (Yes, Pun Intended)
It's been seven years already since Kitano Takeshi decided that he still had some things left to say about the Yakuza and their world. After taking a break from the genres and themes that turned him into an admired cult...
Sitges 2017 Review: MUSE, a Mildly Entertaining Thriller
Jaume Balagueró is without a doubt one of Sitges' classic directors. Every new project of his is welcomed with a special interest by the festival's audiences, which probably still remember with excitement the screenings of the first chapter of his...
Sitges 2015 Review: FROM THE DARK Is An Enjoyable, If Repetitive, Ride
Conor McMahon is no stranger here in Sitges. The Irish director already succeeded in winning the audience's affection back in 2012 with Stitches, a film that managed to get as much laughter as jumps and scares. This time he comes back to Sitges with...
Review: THE GREEN INFERNO, A Satisfying, If Not Surprising, Cannibal Ride
It's been more than ten years since Cabin Fever left fans wanting for more, with some claiming Eli Roth to be the new am Raimi. Fortunately Hostel proved that Roth was indeed on the right track to become an essential...
Review: [REC] 4: APOCALYPSE Never Reaches The Same Heights As The Original
It's certainly been a while, but the Sitges Film Festival and its audience hasn't forgotten about [REC] and the impression it left in its 2007 edition. The film, co-directed by Paco Plaza and Jaume Balagueró won the best director and...
Sitges 2014 Review: [REC4] Is Still Fun But Overly Familar
It's certainly been a while, but the Sitges Film Festival and its audience hasn't forgotten about REC and the impression it left in its 2007 edition. The film, co-directed by Paco Plaza and Jaume Balagueró won the best director and...
Sitges 2013 Review: PEOPLE IN PLACES Is An Experimental Charmer
Gente en sitios (People In Places) is the latest movie from Spanish director Juan Cavestany. Cavestany has an extensive background in both cinema and theatre as director and writer, but remains mostly unknown to the general public even in his...
Sitges 2013 Review: THE GREEN INFERNO Runs Red With Blood
Eli Roth has been an audience favorite here in Sitges for a long time. It's been more than ten years since Cabin Fever left Sitges fans wanting for more, with some claiming Roth to be the new Raimi. Fortunately Hostel...
Sitges 2012 Review: RUROUNI KENSHIN Is A Pleasant Surprise
When I learned that the live-action film based on Rurouni Kenshin was selected for screening on Sitges I was pleasantly surprised. The timing couldn't be better, as I had finished reading the original manga just a couple of weeks ago...
Sitges 2012 Review: BLOOD-C THE LAST DARK Brings Mixed Closure To The Franchise
The Blood-C saga is the latest entry in the long running Blood: The Last Vampire franchise, which has spanned different media such as novels, manga, TV series and films. Produced in collaboration by Production I.G and famous manga creators CLAMP,...
