THE GHOUL (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Tom Meeten (Weekender), Alice Lowe (Prevenge), Rufus Jones (Bill), Niamh Cusack (Hereafter), Geoffrey McGivern (Magicians), James Eyres (Fedz), Paul Kaye (Match Point), Waen Shepherd (Aaaaaaaah!), Dan Renton Skinner (High-Rise), Rachel Stubbings (film debut)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Gareth Tunley (film debut), director, writer, producer, editor; Jack Healy Guttmann (film debut) and Tom Meeten (film debut), producers; Waen Shepherd (Murder in Successville), composer; Benjamin Pritchard (Ther Chamber), cinematographer; Robin Hill (Kill List), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Chris (Meeten) is a homicide detective called in to London to investigate a strange double murder, which saw the victims continuously moving towards the assailant despite multiple gunshot wounds to the face and chest. He decides to go undercover as a mental patient to investigate the suspect’s psychotherapist, who seems to have a peculiar taste for the occult…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

First-time feature director Gareth Tunley, with a little help from executive producer Ben Wheatley, tells us a terrifying and nerve-racking psychological thriller with a film noir taste to it.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 4TH AUGUST 2017

Search from over ten years of movies here:

Other recent reviews:

Sometimes I Think About Dying (2024, dir. Rachel Lambert)

An introverted office worker befriends a new work colleague…

The Book of Clarence (2024, dir. Jeymes Samuel)

In 33 AD Jerusalem, Clarence takes advantage of the celebrity culture surrounding a certain prophet…

Back to Black (2024, dir. Sam Taylor-Johnson)

Rising singer Amy Winehouse falls in love with Blake Fielder-Civil…

Bleeding Love (2024, dir. Emma Westenberg)

A father and his addict daughter go on a road trip together…

Civil War (2024, dir. Alex Garland)

A group of journalists travel across America as it descends into a modern civil war…

The Teachers’ Lounge (2023, dir. İlker Çatak)

A teacher conducts her own investigation into a series of thefts at her school…

Seize Them! (2024, dir. Curtis Vowell)

In Medieval England, an arrogant Queen is overthrown in a rebellion…

The Trouble with Jessica (2024, dir. Matt Winn)

A dinner party descends into chaos after the arrival of an unexpected guest…

The First Omen (2024, dir. Arkasha Stevenson)

A young nun discovers a Satanic plot within her church…

Scoop (2024, dir. Philip Martin)

In 2019, BBC journalist Emily Maitlis scores an interview with disgraced royal Prince Andrew…