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Possessor (2020) – October Horrors 2022

October 30, 2022 by Graeme Robertson

Possessor, 2020. Directed by Brandon Cronenberg. Starring Andrea Riseborough, Christopher Abbott, Rossif Sutherland, Tuppence Middleton, Sean Bean and Jennifer Jason Leigh. SYNOPSIS: An assassin who performs her job by possessing the bodies of others, finds herself struggling for control over the body of her current host. Identity. We know who we are, how our minds […]

Filed Under: Graeme Robertson, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Andrea Riseborough, Brandon Cronenberg, Christopher Abbott, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Possessor, Rossif Sutherland, Sean Bean, Tuppence Middleton

Great Films From the Past Four Years That You Might Have Missed

August 26, 2022 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks back at 15 recent films which you might have missed…  The last few years seems to have bought an upturn in interesting and engaging cinema. Even as conventional blockbuster fare, which can feel interchangeable, rules the roost, indie and world cinema is beginning to find a place and more acknowledgement. At the […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: A White White Day, Alone, Boss Level, Burning, Calibre, Calm with Horses, Censor, Knocking, Lamb, pig, Possessor, Riders of Justice, Shoplifters, The Platfom, The Trip

The Art of Giving Film Recommendations

December 1, 2021 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe on the art of giving film recommendations… You’ve got to see The Matrix! You have to! It’s 1999, and there’s a distinct transition between the recommender of The Matrix as being ahead of the curve, to a couple of months down the line when such a recommendation is lost in a cacophony of […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: cure, Legend Of The Holy Drinker, Maborosi, Naked, Possession, Possessor, Riders of Justice, Sonatine, Stalker, The Handmaiden, The Ipcress File, Violent Cop

Second Generation Directors: The Apple Doesn’t Fall Far From the Tree

June 10, 2021 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe takes a look at directors following in their parents’ footsteps… Undoubtedly the influence of your parents plays a big part in shaping you as a person. In the almost surreal world of cinema and movie-making, there will be a kind of magical allure at the power a film director can wield. Offspring of […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Alfonso Cuaron, Brandon Cronenberg, David Cronenberg, Demons, Francis Ford Coppola, From up on Poppy Hill, George P. Cosmatos, Goro Miyazaki, Hayao Miyazaki, John Landis, Jonas Cuaron, Lamberto Bava, Lost In Translation, Mandy, Mario Bava, Mario Van Peebles, Max Landis, Melvin Van Peebles, Panos Cosmatos, Possessor, Roman Coppola, Sofia Coppola, Spirited Away, The Fly, The Virgin Suicides, videodrome

The Best Horror Movies of 2020

January 3, 2021 by admin

Hasitha Fernando on the best horror movies of 2020… The COVID-19 pandemic took the world by storm, affecting the lives of every man, woman and child from every walk of life. Arguably one of the industries which suffered the biggest crippling blow from it was the film industry. Theatre halls closed, tentpole releases were indefinitely […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Hasitha Fernando, Movies Tagged With: Color Out of Space, Freaky, His House, Host, La Llorona, Possessor, Relic, Saint Maud, The Dark and the Wicked, The Invisible Man

The Best Independent Films of 2020

January 3, 2021 by EJ Moreno

EJ Moreno on the best independent films of the year… In a year where cinemas have been closed worldwide, it has been up to independent films to give hungry moviegoers exactly what they wanted. That focus on films in small theatrical runs or straight to video-on-demand platforms really gave way for some wonderful projects to […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, EJ Moreno, Movies Tagged With: Black Bear, First Cow, Host, Mangrove, Miss Juneteenth, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, Possessor, Promising Young Woman, Shithouse, Small Axe, The Rental

Flickering Myth’s Top Ten Movies of 2020

January 1, 2021 by Amie Cranswick

The Flickering Myth writing team share our top ten movies of 2020… And so we come to the end of 2020 – a year which I’m sure virtually everyone is glad to see behind us. The past twelve months been a hugely difficult and trying time for all, what with events that have engulfed the […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Gary Collinson, Movies Tagged With: Another Round, Birds of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation of one Harley Quinn), Black Bear, Da 5 Bloods, Mangrove, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, Possessor, Saint Maud, tenet, The Invisible Man

Movie Review – Possessor (2020)

November 26, 2020 by admin

Possessor, 2020. Directed by Brandon Cronenberg. Starring Andrea Riseborough, Christopher Abbott, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Sean Bean, Gabrielle Graham, Matthew Garlick, and Tuppence Middleton. SYNOPSIS: An assassin who uses brain implant technology to get her personality inside the body of others finds her preference for being in a different body is beginning to take over her […]

Filed Under: Chris Ward, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Andrea Riseborough, Brandon Cronenberg, Christopher Abbott, Gabrielle Graham, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Matthew Garlick, Possessor, Sean Bean, Tuppence Middleton

UK trailer for Brandon Cronenberg’s sci-fi horror Possessor

October 20, 2020 by Amie Cranswick

Signature has released a UK poster and trailer for Possessor, the acclaimed sci-fi horror from writer-director Brandon Cronenberg. The film follows an elite assassin who uses brain implant technology to take control of peoples bodies to execute her targets and features a cast that includes Andrea Riseborough, Christopher Abbott, Rossif Sutherland, Tuppence Middleton, Sean Bean, […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Andrea Riseborough, Christopher Abbott, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Possessor, Rossif Sutherland, Sean Bean, Tuppence Middleton

Movie Review – Possessor (2020)

October 19, 2020 by Matt Rodgers

Possessor, 2020. Directed by Brandon Cronenberg. Starring Andrea Riseborough, Christopher Abbott, Tuppence Middleton, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Rossif Sutherland, Gabrielle Graham, Kaniehtiio Horn, and Sean Bean. SYNOPSIS: Tasya Vos (Andrea Riseborough) is a special operative for a secret organisation who carry out assassinations for high-paying clients. The USP is that they use brain-implant technology to inhabit […]

Filed Under: London Film Festival, Matt Rodgers, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: 2020 BFI London Film Festival, Andrea Riseborough, Brandon Cronenberg, Christopher Abbott, Gabrielle Graham, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kaniehtiio Horn, Possessor, Rossif Sutherland, Sean Bean, Tuppence Middleton

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