Lora Burke
Grimmfest Review: Motherly
There is a biological link between mother and child which starts in the womb and (normally) never really disappears. Indeed, the separation of birth can often be traumatic and leave a feeling akin to grief. The loss of losing something which your body has fed and nurtured for 9 months. In the natural world, mothers …
Film Review: Lifechanger
“Brian doesn’t seem his usual self this morning”. Is Brian just having one of those days or has an alien creature taken possession of his body and is using him as a human host? The concept of shape-shifting is one which has wrung true with many film lovers over the years. The continuing popularity of …
Film Review: Poor Agnes
Historically, the horror genre has been unkind to women. They’ve been routinely painted as the victim or a damsel in distress in need of rescue. There have been huge strides forward made over the previous decade, and finally we’re seeing some kind of breakthrough in terms of female writers, director and feminism creeping into genre …