IFC Films and Shudder have released a trailer, poster and images for Saccharine, the psychological body horror from writer-director Natalie Erika James (Relic). Starring Midori Francis, Danielle MacDonald, and Madeleine Madden, the film follows a medical student taking part in a strange weight-loss craze which involves consuming human ashes, who comes to regret her decision […]
Movie Review – Apartment 7A (2024)
Apartment 7A, 2024. Directed by Natalie Erika James. Starring Julia Garner, Dianne Wiest, Kevin McNally, Jim Sturgess, Marli Siu, Rosy McEwen, Andrew Buchan, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Julia Westcott-Hutton, Nikkita Chadha, James Swanton, Anton Blake Horowitz, Patrick Lyster, Amy Leeson, Brooke Walter, Mellanie Hubert, and Scott Hume. SYNOPSIS: A struggling dancer finds herself drawn into dark forces […]
Rosemary’s Baby prequel Apartment 7A shares first trailer
Ahead of its world premiere at Fantastic Fest this September, Paramount+ has debuted the first trailer for Apartment 7A, the psychological thriller set three years before the events that took place in the apartment building of the horror classic Rosemary’s Baby. Directed by Natalie Erika James, the film stars Julia Garner as an ambitious young […]
Julia Garner’s Rosemary’s Baby prequel Apartment 7A heading to Paramount+ this Halloween
Catching everyone by surprise when it was announced as a covert prequel to Rosemary’s Baby, we finally have a release date for the Julia Garner-headlined Apartment 7A. According to Variety the Natalie Erika James directed horror will debut exclusively on Paramount+ ahead of Halloween. Apartment 7A is a prequel to Roman Polanski’s 1968 horror classic, and will […]
Julia Garner-headlined horror Apartment 7A is a covert Rosemary’s Baby prequel
It turns out that Paramount Pictures has made a covert prequel to 1968 horror-classic Rosemary’s Baby. According to World of Reel, a recent test screening of Apartment 7A turned out to be a prequel to the critically-acclaimed Roman Polanski film, focusing on the woman who died outside the apartment when Mia Farrow’s titular mother-to-be moved […]
Exclusive Interview – Relic director Natalie Erika James talks ghosts and compassionate horror
Sean Wilson chats to the director behind acclaimed new horror Relic, Natalie Erika James, to discuss the poetry of fear and why terror rooted in character development is always more effective… Warning: this interview may contain spoilers for Relic… Relic is a striking feature film debut from Natalie Erika James, an accomplished short film and […]
Movie Review – Relic (2020)
Relic, 2020. Directed by Natalie Erika James. Starring Robyn Nevin, Emily Mortimer, Bella Heathcote, Chris Bunton, Steve Rodgers, Catherine Glavicic, Jeremy Stanford, and Christina O’Neill. SYNOPSIS: When Kay (Emily Mortimer) and her daughter Sam (Bella Heathcote) visit the home of their grandmother (Robyn Nevin), her strange behavior starts to cause things to go bump in […]
2020 BFI London Film Festival Review – Relic
Relic, 2020. Directed by Natalie Erika James. Starring Robyn Nevin, Emily Mortimer, Bella Heathcote, Chris Bunton, Steve Rodgers, Catherine Glavicic, Jeremy Stanford, and Christina O’Neill. SYNOPSIS: A daughter, mother, and grandmother are haunted by a manifestation of dementia that consumes their family’s home. Ari Aster’s Hereditary recently proved the enormous artistic potential of horror which commits […]
Exclusive: Natalie Erika James on the nightmares that inspired her new film Relic
EJ Moreno interviews Natalia Erika James about the inspiration for her new film Relic… Diving into her new film, Natalie Erika James beams with joy when speaking about Relic. Even with the film’s terrifying and upsetting nature, you can tell it was a labor of love. During a recent roundtable with the director and her […]
Emily Mortimer, Bella Heathcote and Robyn Nevin star in UK trailer for horror Relic
Signature has released a UK poster and trailer for director Natalie Erika James’ acclaimed horror Relic which stars Emily Mortimer, Bella Heathcote, and Robyn Nevin as a family who are haunted by a manifestation of dementia that consumes their home. When elderly mother Edna (Robyn Nevin) inexplicably vanishes, her daughter Kay (Emily Mortimer) and granddaughter […]
