The Watcher In The Woods (Dir: Melissa Joan Hart; 2017; USA)”I think I shall have to take a chance on you.”Anjelica Huston as Mrs AlywoodLogline: Mrs. Alywood is a distraught mother whose daughter, Karen, vanished in the English countryside over 20 years ago. When Jan Carstairs (Tallulah Evans) and her family move into the idyllic Alywood manor for the summer,…
The Forgotten (Dir: Oliver Frampton; 2014; UK)”A pervasive sense of sadness that will haunt you.”Anton Bitel, MovieScopeLogline: When a father and son are forced to squat in an empty London council estate scheduled for demolition, 14 year old Tommy starts to hear strange noises coming from the boarded-up flat next door…Production Notes: Jen oversaw this micro budget production on a…
The Devil’s Business (Dir: Sean Hogan; 2011; UK)”Genuinely resonant and scary.”Philip French, The ObserverLogline: As hit men Pinner and Cully wait for their mark to return home, Pinner shares a story of a murdered burlesque dancer who haunts the club where she worked.Production Notes: A very modest film made with few resources, The Guardian’s Peter Bradshaw compared this film very…
The Chamber (Dir: Ben Parker; 2016; UK)”The Chamber is an undeniably tense watch with a subversive, gut-punch ending.”Nikki Baughan, The ListLogline: A special ops unit commandeers a research vessel and its submersible to locate an item at the bottom of the Yellow Sea. When an explosion causes the sub to take on water, the crew members quickly realize that not…