Asides

Down Terrace

When someone uses the words, British, crime and film in the same sentence, my heart often sinks in preparation for a sub-Richie, Mockney’s with shooters onslaught. However Ben Wheatley’s Down Terrace is well deserving of the praise and awards it’s picked up to date and is much more of a study of the pressures of family and how unfettered suspicion can ultimately spiral into destruction for all.

Fingers crossed I’ll be able to get Ben on for an interview. Until then enjoy the trailer.

• Down Terrace – Ben Wheatley
• DN EP 149: Down Terrace – Ben Wheatley
• Thirst – Park Chan-Wook
• The Plague – Greg Hall
• Sugarhouse – Gary Love

Author: MarBelle

MarBelle has a strange compulsion to watch as many films as he can get his hands on and find jobs that give him a legitimate excuse to drill filmmakers about their work. Directors Notes is the latest incarnation of this disorder and so much cheaper than film school. Twitter: @MarBelle

Tags: Ben Wheatley, Down Terrace, Drama, Feature