THE GHOUL (2016) Blu-ray review

The Ghoul (2016) d. Tunley, Gareth (UK) (1st viewing) 85 min

A homicide detective (Tom Meetan) is called to London to investigate a strange double murder wherein both victims are reported to have continued moving towards their assailant despite multiple gunshots to the face and chest. With the help of his former lover (Alice Lowe), he decides to go undercover as a patient to investigate the suspect's psychotherapist (Niamh Cusack), but soon discovers that Nietzsche knew what he was talking about when he warned against looking into the abyss too long….

SIGHTSEERS (2012) movie review

Sightseers (2012) d. Wheatley, Ben (UK)

Wheatley, who scored high marks last year with his soul-shattering hitman-meets-Wicker Man masterpiece Kill List, returns to the fray with a hilarious dark comedy that trades off between belly laughs and body counts. A quirky young couple (Alice Lowe, Steve Oram) set off on a “getting to know you” caravanning holiday of the English countryside, one that finds itself punctuated by bonding through bloodletting and shared psychopathy.