Anton Bitel

Occasional academic, harried parent and sleepless zombie, Anton Bitel gets his film thrills from horror, the Asian New (and Old) Wave, 'arthouse', and anything miserable, odd or just plain unpleasant - even if he spends considerable time worrying that cinema may never again meet the high standards set by David Lynch's Eraserhead (1977).

Anton has also written for Sight & Sound, Film4, Little White Lies, Film International, Total Film, MusicOMH, Movie Gazette and Daily Information. He is a member of the Online Film Critics Society.

We have 545 reviews by Anton Bitel in the database: read them here

Latest Film Reviews

Dreamland
Amid the dust storms and economic depression of Dustbowl Era Oklahoma, Eugene Evans finds his family farm on the brink of foreclosure. His last bet to save the farm is the bounty on the head of fugitive bank robber Allison Wells.
Echo
A portrait of modern Icelandic society.
Looted
Rob spends his days stealing cars with his gang in a town on the English coast... but at night he returns home to his terminally ill dad.
A Family
A lonely man seeks emotional refuge in the organising and documenting of family moments using low-grade impersonators. When his fake sister becomes inspired to follow his method, their relationship struggles between the forged and genuine.
Girl With No Mouth
Family survivalist adventure in post-apocalyptic Turkey.
Marionette
An actor begins to train a group of beggars to be more convincing.
Saul At Night
In an effort to create a safer, healthier, and more productive society, a legally imposed curfew and mandated sleeping schedule forces all citizens to keep the same hours. Except Saul Capgras...
Just 6.5
Action film sees a young cop take on a drug lord.
Drowsy City
A young man who slaughters chickens for a living finds his trouble brewing when three strange gangsters come to hide in the abandoned building where he is living, bringing violence and a young prostitute with them.
Mater
A Croatian ex-pat is has to return home due to her mother's declining health, forcing them to face the ghosts of their past.

Features

Tallinn Film Festival: Days Six and Seven: Lonesome Collectors, Cursed Seat, The Pact, The Fall Of The American Empire
02 Dec 2018
Lonesome Collectors, Cursed Seat, The Pact, The Fall Of The American Empire
Tallinn Film Festival: Day Five: The Wild Fields, Foam At The Mouth, Fire Lily and Keep An Eye Out
29 Nov 2018
The Wild Fields, Foam At The Mouth, Fire Lily and Keep An Eye Out
Tallinn Film Festival: Day Four: Slam and Potential Victim
28 Nov 2018
Slam and Potential Victim
Tallinn Film Festival: Day Three: As I Fall, Happiness Is A Warm Gun
27 Nov 2018
As I Fall and Happiness Is A Warm Gun
Tallinn Film Festival: Day Two - Lorik, Erased, Deep Rivers and The World Is Yours
26 Nov 2018
Lorik, Erased, Deep Rivers and The World Is Yours

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News Stories

Terracotta's eastern promise
10 Apr 2012
We take a look at the line-up of the festival that runs from April 12 to 15.
A look back before Doomsday
25 Apr 2008
Neil Marshall Celebrated at Film4 FrightFest Event
Gore blimey, we're doin' the zombie walk
08 Sep 2007
Undead attempt world record... our reporter has guts to join in.
Dead on for record
30 Aug 2007
London 'zombies' aim for biggest ever gathering.

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