So I’m writing this in between finding unbent tent pegs and making sarnies, which can only mean that we’re about to say bye to the summer with a massive 3-day music festival in the heart of Reading (or just outside of Leeds if you’re one of those northern types). But while this will mean the [...]
Director Nick Childs’ approach to adaptation holds a lesson for us all, as his choice of material centres on pieces which already have a strong cinematic spine within them and don’t need to be mangled into something unrecognisable to make it to the screen, which would explain why writer Steve Hamilton was willing to give [...]
The Shovel (2006)
When weekender Paul Mullin discovers his neighbor digging a hole in the middle of the night, he writes it off as simply a bizarre encounter. Until the neighbour… and his cheating wife… disappear. Worried he’s stumbled upon more than he’s bargained for, he calls on the local sheriff to help unearth the truth. [...]