the dark and the wicked Archives

Podcast – Episode 19: Horror Filmmaker Sonny Mallhi On His Career As A Writer/Director/Producer

At the tail end of 2021 Movies In Focus watched and reviewed Sonny Mallhi’s excellent horror, Hurt. On The surface it appeared that Hurt was just another film in the slasher genre – but it turned out to be much more than that, Yes, it was [...]

April 10, 2022

Review: Sonny Mallhi’s HURT Is A Thought-Provoking Slasher & The Best Horror Film Of The Year

Writer-director Sonny Mallhi’s Hurt is a truly captivating piece of genre cinema. It’s also very surprising, as it’s the rarest of rare things – a thought provoking slasher film which strongly resonates on an emotional level. [...]

December 12, 2021

Horror Movies To Watch This Halloween

October is when the nights get darker and more mysterious. It’s the month where people like to delve deep into the horror genre and watch a variety of scary movies as Halloween approaches. Movies In Focus has put together a [...]

October 2, 2021

Blu-ray Review: Bryan Bertino’s THE DARK AND THE WICKED Is An Excellent Multilayered Horror That Resonates

Bryan Bertino’s The Dark And The Wicked is a horror film which is constructed from creepy atmosphere and and honest of emotion. A family drama enshrouded in a dark cloak, Bertino’s film is an intelligent horror which is as much about the [...]

July 14, 2021

Bryan Bertino’s THE DARK AND THE WICKED Getting A DVD, Blu-ray & Digital Release In The UK

Movies In Focus called Bryan Bertino’s The Dark And The Wicked ‘a well crafted and intelligent horror film..a strong and powerful slice of genre cinema which gets deep under the skin. It’s one of the best horror films of the [...]

June 21, 2021

Bryan Bertino’s THE DARK AND THE WICKED Gets A UK & Ireland Release Date On Shudder

February 8, 2021

Get Ready For Bryan Bertino’s THE DARK AND THE WICKED – One Of The Best Horror Films Of The Year!

Movies In Focus was hugely impressed by Bryan Bertino’s when I caught it earlier this year at the Fantasia Festival. I called the film ‘a well crafted and intelligent horror film, The Dark And The Wicked is a strong and powerful slice of [...]

October 29, 2020

Blu-ray Review: Bryan Bertino’s THE STRANGERS Is A Modern Horror Classic & Second Sight Films Gives It The Release It Deserves

Writer-director Bryan Bertino made a hugely impressive and incredibly assured directorial debut with The Strangers. A home invasion horror, the 2008 film is loaded with a building tension and it’s definitely not one for the faint-hearted. [...]

September 30, 2020

Arrow Video FrightFest Announces Line-Up For October 2020 Cineworld Event

After going digital for its usual August event due to COVID-19, Arrow Video FrightFest will be back at the Cineworld Leicester Square from October 22 – 25, 2020. The event will feature 34 films and take place over three screens. It will feature [...]

September 19, 2020

Fantasia Festival Review: THE DARK AND THE WICKED Is One Of The Best Horror Films Of The Year

Bryan Bertino’s The Dark And The Wicked is a film constructed from creepy atmosphere and and honest of emotion. A family drama enshrouded in a dark cloak, the film is an intelligent horror which is as much about the loss of parents as it is about [...]

September 1, 2020