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Dundead

11 May – 14 May 2023

Dundee's very own horror film festival is back with a great line-up of spooky offerings to ensure you don't sleep easily this spring. Alongside a selection of new films from around the world, there's a strong retrospective strand which offers attendees the chance to enjoy some of the best work of David Cronenberg on the big screen.

The festival runs from 11 to 14 May.

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Latest reviews

  • Scanners
    Review preview for Scanners

    The concept, narrative, dialogue, cinematography and action sequences are elements of Scanners that can't be faulted.

    Donald Munro · 4.5 out of 5
    A scientist trains a man with an advanced telepathic ability called 'scanning' to stop a dangerous Scanner with extraordinary psychic powers from waging war against non-scanners.
  • Out Of Darkness
    Review preview for Out Of Darkness

    We stumble through the night with only guttering flames to guide us, straining to catch the tiniest sound that might give us a hint of what’s out there.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    In the Old Stone Age, a disparate gang of early humans band together in search of a new land. When they suspect a malevolent, mystical, being is hunting them down, the clan are forced to confront a danger they never envisaged.
  • The Brood
    Review preview for The Brood

    Though not entirely successful as a piece of entertainment, it represents an important stage in the development of body horror cinema.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    The use of experimental psychology to treat a troubled divorcee coincides with a series of mysterious attacks by mutant children.
  • Messiah Of Evil
    Review preview for Messiah Of Evil

    After a lot of scene setting, the film delivers, almost out of nowhere, an intense and fully committed mythology which takes night scenes already set against a pitch black sky to a still darker place.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A young woman goes searching for her missing artist father. Her journey takes her to a strange Californian seaside town governed by a mysterious undead cult.
  • Dead Ringers
    Review preview for Dead Ringers

    A sensitive yet intellectually robust work.

    Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
    Twin gynaecologists take full advantage of the fact that nobody can tell them apart, until their relationship begins to deteriorate over a woman.
  • Abruptio
    Review preview for Abruptio

    Abruptio...stands out because of its format but has a strong narrative and smart ideas behind it.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    A man who is down on his luck wakes up one day to find that an explosive device has been implanted in his neck.
  • Satanic Hispanics
    Review preview for Satanic Hispanics

    Although multiple directors were involved, it maintains impressive consistency in both style and tone, each of them adding their own quirks and flourishes without anything jarring.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    An anthology of short horror films.
  • Dark Nature
    Review preview for Dark Nature

    Brady knows the landscape well and makes effective use of it.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    Members of a therapy group are forced to confront the monsters of their past when an isolated weekend retreat tests their emotional resilience and ability to survive.
  • Videodrome
    Review preview for Videodrome

    Nothing else has captured quite so succinctly the dynamics of the information revolution or its impact on what it means to be human.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    Looking for the next big thing, a cable TV station programmer finds himself losing control in the grip of a phenomenon that is ready to alter reality forever.
  • The Fly
    Review preview for The Fly

    A coherent narrative and interesting, three-dimensional characters.

    Themroc · 4 out of 5
    A scientist invents a teleportation device, but accidentally splices his DNA with that of a housefly when testing it.

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