Author: Naila Scargill

Naila Scargill is the publisher and editor of horror journal Exquisite Terror. Holding a broad editorial background, she has worked with an eclectic variety of content, ranging from film and the counterculture, to political news and finance.

Tearing Up Social Mores: The Party

14/02/2018

A deliciously bitey satire on bourgeois pretensions, The Party is a reflection on the stage of politics. ...

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Mike Mignola Brings Michael Moorcock to Life

07/02/2018

Hellboy creator and artist Mike Mignola, Batman artist Kelley Jones, and Eisner Award winning writer Mike Baron bring Michael Moorcock’s Chronicles of Corum comic to life in this brand-new...

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Narcissism Under Putin: Loveless

07/02/2018

Russian auteur Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Loveless is a superbly cold experience....

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Status Quo Vs. Justice: Strangled

31/01/2018

Basing itself upon true events, Strangled is a bold, sociopolitical thriller that pulls no punches....

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Starkly Beautiful: God’s Own Country

24/01/2018

Deftly balancing frank storytelling with plausible gay romance, God's Own Country is a stunning feature debut. ...

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Depressingly Funny: Daphne

17/01/2018

A refreshingly accurate and wryly funny portrayal of everyday mental illness, Daphne is an impressive feature debut....

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Suggs and a Cat’s Death: My Life Story

10/01/2018

Madness separated their brand of ska-pop from the political leanings of 2 Tone with a schtick of fun, and as their lead man, Suggs was always easy to love....

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Social Climbing, Social Division : High Rise (Film)

17/07/2016

A unique and dazzling vision of a dystopian Britain on the brink of social meltdown...

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The Mule

A Battle of Wills, and Bowels (The Smuggler)

20/02/2016

An outlandish premise, played with subltety, The Smuggler teases unlikely laughs from the basest of subjects. Review...

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Attacking the Devil: Harold Evans and the Last Nazi War Crime (Film)

22/01/2016

The story that proved we CAN fight Big Pharma, Attacking the Devil is a rallying cry to the spirit of truth...

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Cuddly Dictators and Visible Boredom: Lost in Karastan

20/01/2016

Lost in Karastan is a slightly infuriating missed opportunity, albeit with some charm...

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Guilt, loss and blame in smalltown America (Little Accidents)

25/09/2015

A bleak smalltown film, centred around a tragic mining accident...

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Documenting The Decline of Western Civilization (Penelope Spheeris)

02/09/2015

LA’s early hardcore punk, eighties hair metal and the gutter-punk scene, lovingly filmed by Penelope Spheeris...

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Desiree Akhavan in Appropriate Behaviour 2

Don’t give me your lesbian orphan propaganda! (Appropriate Behaviour)

28/06/2015

Appropriate Behaviour is indication of an exceptionally strong new filmmaking talent....

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Moibus

Moebius [Film]

09/08/2014

Castration and rape, incest and heavy emphasis on some decidedly unconventional masturbation are far from mainstream viewing topics...

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The Rocket [Film]

14/03/2014

Here is a film that demands to be seen, particularly considering some lovely cinematography that complements and highlights a seemingly idyllic landscape quietly blighted by the unexploded bombs of...

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The Broken Circle Breakdown [Film]

25/11/2013

The Broken Circle Breakdown is truly a moving piece of work at points, its expert direction neatly sidestepping the possibility of melodrama...

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A Magnificent Haunting [Film]

25/10/2013

Not quite detailed enough to create a true immersion in the blending of fantasy and reality it attempts, but as a piece to lightly charm, A Magnificent Haunting is recommended....

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London Film Festival : The Lunchbox

20/10/2013

Review of the London Film Festival choice The Lunchbox...

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A picture of Short Term 12

London Film Festival : Short Term 12

19/10/2013

Short Term 12 is an impressive, emotive film that indicates some good material to come from Cretton....

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London Film Festival : Computer Chess

15/10/2013

A film that will likely appeal to only the film aficionado. But for that aficionado it is a quietly hilarious little gem....

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A film Still from Matt Wolf's Teenage

London Film Festival : Teenage

08/10/2013

The teenager is a creature whose needs and wants are the same, no matter the era...

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Fire in the Blood [Film]

20/02/2013

A healthcare industry that is allowed to continue monopolising the world will see many more needless deaths, all in the name of indifference and bottom dollar...

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Gael Garcia Bernal in NO

Gael Garcia Bernal in No [Film]

08/02/2013

No is a deeply involving experience, and in no small part due to Bernal's performance....

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Holy Motors

Holy Motors [Film]

27/01/2013

The truth, and the beauty of the film is that it is wide open to interpretation. ...

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Life of Pi: Review

19/12/2012

Ultimately, Life of Pi as film is a visual complement to Yann Martel's story as opposed to a fresh telling of its own. But what a visual complement it is....

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Inside Out: Anton Corbijn on film

17/09/2012

Inside Out attempts a look at who the man is, truly believing itself as presenting some insight. To a degree, yes, but the documentary is ultimately unfulfilling, choosing just one aspect of his...

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The Island President: [DVD]

18/08/2012

The Maldives are known to the rest of the world as an idyllic holiday spot, whereas the everyday reality is growing deadly, and director Jon Shenk does a wonderful job of capturing the islands'...

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Metropolis; Hawks and Sparrows; Pigsty

03/08/2012

In a nice antidote to blockbuster season, there is much food for thought to be had in three of this week's DVD releases. (I doubt the debate surrounding the Batman shooting will last for long, and...

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Electrick Children

13/07/2012

Serving as first-time for both director/writer Rebecca Thomas and a lead role for Julia Garner (not bad for only her second feature), Electrick Children, while a little predictable, particularly in...

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