Paul Chapinal

The Convenience Store Based on Chilla’s Art PC game, the film adapted by director Jirô Nagae reveals its PC origins early on.

My review of The Convenience Store. Which had its International Premiere at FrightFest Glasgow 2026. #Review @glasgowfilmfest.bsky.social @frightfest.bsky.social
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The Curse An extremely violent opening to The Curse sets up a satire on social media and the like and in a sense updates The Ring.

My review of The Curse. Which had its UK premiere at FrightFest Glasgow 2026. #Review @glasgowfilmfest.bsky.social @frightfest.bsky.social
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Bone Keeper The opening of Bone Keeper set 400,000 years ago and an incident in 1976, are fairly good indicators of where the film goes, eventually.

My review of Bone Keeper. Which had its world premiere at Glasgow FrightFest 2026. #Review @frightfest.bsky.social
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Bury The Devil Framing a house inferno, screams coming from within, Bury the Devil then takes us back 75 minutes for a real-time, single-take catchup of the events that led up it.

My review of Bury the Devil. Which had its world premiere at Glasgow FrightFest 2026. @frightfest.bsky.social
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Final film in the Indicator British Noir boxset. Fortune is a Woman (1957) UK, She Played with Fire, US. Versatile writers/directors Launder & Gilliat they were also responsible for the first four (and best) St Trinians films. #NowWatching #FilmNoir @indicator.bsky.social @filmnoiruk.bsky.social

Dolly This is a slightly amended review of the one that was published for Dolly's screening at FrightFest Halloween 2025.

My review of Dolly. Out in UK cinemas from 6 March 2026. #Review #Dolly
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Fréwaka Opening in 1973 at a wedding Ireland, the bride takes off and disappears leaving the groom in despair.

My review of Frewaka. Which had its Berlin premiere at the Final Girls Berlin Film Festival 2026. #Review @finalgirlsberlin.bsky.social
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The Martini Shot Steve (Matthew Modine) is a dying film director who decides to make his final film in Ireland. Aided by his assistant Mary (Fiona Glascott) they set about getting cast and crew together.

My review of The Martini Shot. Available now on digital platforms. #Review
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I know nothing about this film other than Roger Corman is credited with the story and coproducer. Highway Dragnet (1954) #NowWatching #filmnoir #RogerCorman @filmnoir.bsky.social @filmnoiruk.bsky.social

Tonight's noir from the @indicator.bsky.social boxset is The Long Haul (1957). Mature was in a number of noirs & a more versatile actor than the sword & sandal epics would suggest. Same with Dors who deserves her own boxset. #NowWatching #filmnoir @filmnoir.bsky.social @filmnoiruk.bsky.social

Crazy Old Lady (Vieja Loca) Laura (Agustina Liendo) is driving while talking to her mother Alicia (Carmen Maura), with her daughter Elena (Emma Cetrángolo) asleep on the back seat. It doesn’t take too long to work out that Alici...

My review of Crazy Old Lady. On Shudder from 27 February 2026. #Review @shudder.com
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My review of The Draft. Available on Shudder.
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Jitters (2026) | Official Trailer YouTube video by Trinity Content Partners

Clown horror Jitters, will be available on UK digital 16 March and US digital 17 March 2026, from Miracle Media.
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Tonight's British noir from the the @indicator.bsky.social boxset is Spin a Dark Web (1956). It's looks familiar but not sure I've seen it. #NowWatching #filmnoir

Final Girls Berlin Film Festival returns for 11th Edition with packed 2026 programme Final Girls Berlin Film Festival is back from 4–8 March 2026 with five days of boundary-pushing horror by women, trans, and

Here's a few pointers of what will on at Final Girls Berlin, 4-8 March 2026. @finalgirlsberlin.bsky.social
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Jimmy and Stiggs In Joe Begos latest film taken at face value, there isn’t very much more to the plot beyond down in the dumps film director Jimmy (Joe Begos) going on a drugs and booze bender as his life falls apart,...

My review of Jimmy and Stiggs. Available now on UK and Irish digital platforms. #Review
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Tonight's film noir is British part of an excellent collection from @indicator.bsky.social Wicked as They Come (1956). Sid James has a small part. First time watch. @filmnoir.bsky.social @filmnoiruk.bsky.social @noirfoundation.bsky.social #NowWatching #filmnoir

Film Noir tonight Pickup (1951). First time watch. I know very little about the film and cast other than Hugo Hass was a multi talented actor, director and writer. #NowWatching #filmnoir @filmnoir.bsky.social @filmnoiruk.bsky.social

The President's Cake Set in a heavily sanctioned Iraq with Saddam Hussein still very much alive and in charge, Hasan Hadi’s film sensitively and at times comically recounts the days of two children as they are forced to h...

My review of The President's Cake. In UK and Irish cinemas from 13 February 2026. #Review @film.curzon.com
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Primate This is slightly amended review from the one published for FrightFest Halloween 2025.

My review of Primate. In UK cinemas from 30 January 2026. #Review #Primate @paramountpictures.bsky.social
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Strongroom The BFI is having something of a purple patch with their current releases from their vaults and this rather obscure British ‘B’ movie is a very welcome addition to the list.

My review of Strongroom. It has a limited cinema release in UK and Irish cinemas from 30 January 2026. #Review
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Kinoteka Polish Film Festival 4 February - 29 March 2026 Taking place in London and select cities across the UK from 4 February to 29 March 2026, the Kinoteka Polish Film Festival, organised by the Polish

Here's a lowdown and details of the 2026 Kinoteka Polish Film Festival in London and selected venues across the UK. #Kinoteka
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Tonight's film noir, The Line up (1958). Directed by Don Siegel with Eli Wallach in a leading role. #NowWatching #filmnoir #Youtube @filmnoiruk.bsky.social @filmnoir.bsky.social

FrightFest celebrates 21 years at Glasgow Film Festival with 5 world premieres FrightFest returns to the Glasgow Film Festival for its 21st year, running from Thursday 5 March to Saturday

Here's the low down on Glasgow FrightFest 2026 plus ticketing information. #FrightFest @frightfest.bsky.social
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Next Noir up, A Life at Stake (1954). Stars Angela Lansbury. #NowWatching #filmnoir #Youtube @filmnoir.bsky.social @filmnoiruk.bsky.social

Back to Noir on Friday. Starting with, The Killer That Stalked New York (1950). First time watch. #NowWatching #filmnoir #Youtube @filmnoiruk.bsky.social

Bulk Writer and director Ben Wheatley is not easy to pin down to any genre. Ostensibly associated with the horror he’s proved adept elsewhere, such as with Free Fire and High-Rise. Though on the multi-mill...

My review of Bulk. Touring UK cinemas from 15 January 2026, through February. #Review #Bulk
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British film noir from 1956. Solid if stiff with shades of 12 Angry Men. Director Terence Fisher is better known for horror films. Endless smoking and a bottles of beer while the jury deliberate is quite funny. A daft ending lets it down. #NowWatching #filmnoir @indicator.bsky.social

Oh, Canada As a writer and director Paul Schrader has been fairly consistent with both for a while now. The results have been mixed lately and this adaptation of the late Russell Banks’s novel (which I haven’t r...

My review of Oh, Canada. Available on UK and Irish digital platforms from 12 January 2026. #Review #OhCanada
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Not a great film but interesting to see it made amidst Berlin's ruins (1955), an earlish George Cole role and Richard Widmark scooting around in a tiny Messerscmitt car. @indicator.bsky.social
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