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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Movie Review – Relic (2020)
Relic, 2020. Directed by Natalie Erika James. Starring Emily Mortimer, Robyn Nevin, Bella Heathcote, Jeremy Stanford, Chris Bunton, and Catherine Glavicic. SYNOPSIS: Kay and Sam travel out to see Edna, their staunchly independent cast iron matriarch. After missing for days and following a far reaching search of surrounding woodland she returns home unharmed. However, once […]
Video Review – Relic (2020)
EJ Moreno reviews Natalie Erika James’ debut horror film Relic… Not too often does a first-time filmmaker just own their style and brand so quickly, but Natalie Erika James does just that with Relic. Join our host and critic EJ Moreno as he reviews the new horror film, a piece he claims is one of […]
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: A daughter, mother and grandmother are haunted by a manifestation of dementia that consumes their family’s home. First-time filmmaker Natalie Erika James is following in the footsteps of the […]
First trailer for horror Relic starring Emily Mortimer, Bella Heathcote, and Robyn Nevin
IFC Midnight has released a trailer for the hit Sundance horror Relic. The film marks the feature debut for director Natalie Erika James and stars Emily Mortimer, Bella Heathcote, and Robyn Nevin as a family who are haunted by a sinister presence that begins to take control of its elderly matriarch; watch the trailer here… […]