REVIEW: The Human Centipede

Two female American tourists, a flat tyre, no mobile phone reception, a house in the middle of a dark forest, and a mad German doctor with a penchant for experimental surgery. The set-up for The Human Centipede isn’t what you might call earth shatteringly original. However, in terms of the body horror that unfolds, writer/director […]

FEATURE: The Spectre of Violence

Violence in cinema has often provided a reliable wellspring for political controversy, religious condemnation, and served as an easy target for public outrage. While it may have passed under the radars of most politicians and moral guardians (at least for the moment ‘real’ violence seems a much more profitable cite for political gain), the release […]