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Joan Collins in Empire of The Ants artwork

Review: It’s Joan Collins Vs Giant Insects In EMPIRE OF THE ANTS

Look, I don’t know if you can call Empire Of The Ants a good film in the traditional sense. Well, actually – scratch that – I’m positively certain that you wouldn’t call it a good film in the traditional sense. However, I’m also [...]

June 19, 2026

Uncovering Curiosities: Andy Mitton’s THE WITCH IN THE WINDOW

Writer-director Andy Mitton’s 2018 film, The Witch In The Window is one of the most beautifully crafted horror films to hit screens in many years. Mitton’s film is a perfectly precise piece of genre cinema, filled with wonderful [...]

October 24, 2021

First Titles Announced For 2021 MAYHEM FILM FESTIVAL

After 2020’s COVID-19 caused Skeleton Edition, the Mayhem Film Festival is once again set to return to Nottingham’s Broadway Cinema for a full-length festival. The 17th Mayhem will deliver a devilish mix of different genre films over the [...]

August 14, 2021

Second Sight Films Gives Julia Ducournau’s RAW A Delicious Special Edition Release

Movies In Focus was hugely impressed by Julia Ducournau’s Raw when I caught it at the Mayhem Film Festival in 2016. It features a brilliant central performance from Garance Marillier – one which transcends the film’s genre [...]

March 10, 2021

MAYHEM FILM FESTIVAL Announces Line-Up For 2020 Skeleton Edition

The Mayhem Film Festival has announced the line-up for festival’s 16th iteration. This year things will be a little different because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the festival will be having a smaller, Skeleton Edition when it takes place [...]

September 12, 2020

MAYHEM FILM FESTIVAL Will Be Back For 2020 – But Things Are Going to Be A Little Different For SKELETON MAYHEM!

The global Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the film industry in ways that no one could ever have imagined. It sent ripples of uncertainty around the globe as release dates, events and festivals were cancelled. Finally, it would seem like [...]

July 10, 2020

Trailer For The Brilliant Indie Horror AFTER MIDNIGHT

Movies In Focus caught After Midnight at the 2019 Mayhem Film Festival and was blown away by how good it was. In a festival full of great movies, After Midnight stood out as the best. When I saw the film, I wrote that ‘Jeremy Gardner and [...]

March 27, 2020

Trailer For Richard Stanley’s Mind-bending Nicolas Cage Sci-Fi Starrer COLOR OUT OF SPACE

Movies In Focus caught Richard Stanley’s mind-bending H.P. Lovecraft adaptation Color Out Of Space at the 2019 Mayhem Film Festival. It’s pretty far-out there on a story and visual level (as you would expect) but there’s enjoyment [...]

November 9, 2019

Mayhem Film Festival 2019: Days Three & Four

The 2019 Mayhem Film Festival continued to deliver a mind-bending array of films during its final two days at Nottingham’s Broadway Cinema. Day Three The Pool The Pool is a Korean killer crocodile that really delivers. It sees a young couple [...]

October 14, 2019

Mayhem Film Festival 2019: Days One & Two

The Mayhem Film Festival returned in outstanding fashion for its 15th incarnation. The 2019 festival, which screens at Nottingham’s Broadway Cinema offered a great selection of genre films over its first two days – most of which were [...]

October 12, 2019

MAYHEM FILM FESTIVAL 2019: The Full Line-Up

The 15th Mayhem Film Festival kicks-off at Nottingham’s Broadway Cinema on Thursday 10 October. The festival will run until Sunday 13 and it will again unleash a mind-bending selection of horror and sci-fi movies. Movies In Focus will again be [...]

September 3, 2019

More Titles Announced For MAYHEM FILM FESTIVAL 2019

The 2019 incarnation of the Mayhem Film Festival inches closer and closer. That means more and more titles are being announced for the Nottingham-based genre film festival which takes place from 10-13 October). Added to the line-up is The Gangster, [...]

August 31, 2019

First Three Films Announced For MAYHEM FILM FESTIVAL 2019

The Mayhem Film Festival is a cracking few days at Nottingham’s Broadway Cinema. The films which screen at the genre festival are always fresh, exciting and a little bit twisted. I fully expect the 2019 line-up to be more of the same. Mayhem [...]

July 24, 2019

Watch Jill Gervargizian’s Quirky Genre Short THE STYLIST

Movies In Focus first caught Jill Gervargizian’s The Stylist at the Mayhem Film Festival back in 2016. I was impressed by it because it’s a highly effective short film, filled with dark humour, impressive visuals and strong production [...]

July 19, 2019

Interview: Producer Dallas Sonnier Talks Pushing Boundaries & Making Great Movies Away From Hollywood

Dallas Sonnier is one of the bravest and most exciting film producers working today. Through his company Cinestate, Sonnier he has delivered a roster of punchy movies including the Kurt Russell western Bone Tomahawk, Vince Vaughn crime-thriler Brawl [...]

July 17, 2019

Early Bird Passes For MAYHEM 2019 On Sale – Festival Now Accepting Short Film Submissions

Early bird passes are now on sale for the Mayhem Film Festival. The festival, based at Nottingham’s Broadway Cinema is usually a wonderfully rich selection of genre movies and I expect this year to include more of the same. The 2019 festival [...]

June 9, 2019

Mayhem Film Festival Announces Dates For 2019

The Mayhem Film Festival will be back in 2019. The Nottingham-based genre film festival will return to Broadway Cinema from 10 to 13 October 2019. So clear your diary, make your plans and get ready to embrace some of the strangest movies [...]

February 21, 2019

Director Rob Savage’s SALT Is A Well Seasoned Horror Short

Rob Savage’s horror short, Salt packs a hell of a punch in the space of just two minutes. The set-up is simple: Alice Lowe is the mother protecting her daughter (Beau Gadsdon) from an evil, salt-hating demon. The film plays out like the [...]

October 29, 2018

Review: Andy Mitton’s THE WITCH IN THE WINDOW Is a Horror Masterpiece

Andy Mitton’s The Witch In The Window is one of the most beautifully crafted horror films to hit screens in many years. Mitton’s film is a perfectly precise piece of genre cinema, filled with wonderful character moments as [...]

October 20, 2018

Mayhem Film Festival 2018: Days Three & Four

After getting off to a stunning start, the 2018 Mayhem Film Festival continued to impress over the course of its final two days. Day Three The third day of Mayhem 2018 began with the wonderfully bonkers One Cut Of The Dead. We were told by Chris [...]

October 15, 2018

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