Imposters (2026)

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I don’t expect much from a midnight horror screening at the Melbourne Film Festival, but I want something with a good level of scariness that isn’t too ridiculous in its narrative arc.

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The History of Concrete (2026)

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Before seeing this film, someone in a film queue told me that, of course this wouldn’t be a film about concrete.

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The Blood Countess (Die Blutgräfin) (2026)

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What a hoot! I knew this was going to be a little bit absurdist and a lot camp and I thoroughly enjoyed every stylish and silly moment.

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Mārama (2025)

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Māori and gothic horror are major tick boxes for me, particularly when I see an image like the one above.

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Species (Sanguine) (2026)

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This was such a contrast to AnyMart (2026) which hid its horror shocks behind a whole lot of scene development. Species – or Blood as its original title translates – hits you with it in the first act and is delightfully gory and darkly comedic.

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The Sun Never Sets (2026)

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I don’t know who Joe Swanberg is, but he was there at the screening and the audience seemed to think he was something pretty special. It seems he hasn’t had a film out for about six years, and in the past has moved around different genres and was a leader in mumblecore.

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Rehearsals for a Revolution (2026)

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It felt like I was entering the same kind of world as Past Future Continuous but with a much more authentic pay off.

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School for Defectors (2026)

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Well, this one snuck up on me. It feels like a pretty standard documentary, set in one of a handful of schools in South Korea that are set up specifically for the children of defectors from North Korea.

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