(Trigger Warning: Suicide) It’s Halloween night in 1992 – a Saturday, no less. The feet are up, curtains closed, and you’ve just finished watching the 9 o’clock news on BBC One. Next up - ‘Ghostwatch.’ A new title, but the format familiar - emulating wider known shows like Crimewatch and Hospital Watch, but with a theme fitting for All Hallows’ Eve. ‘The programme you are about to watch is a unique, live investigation of the supernatural. It contains material that some viewer

In 1971, the late Ken Russell released ‘The Devils’ - a film that shattered boundaries and redefined mainstream cinema, but not without punishment. Censored for over half a century, the uncut version in all its debauched, blasphemous glory is finally being freed from the vaults of Warner Bros and restored on the big screen in 4K. For the very first time, the public can view the film just how Russell intended. Due to cuts necessary to secure release in 1971, certain scenes fro

By Conor Reid. It’s a cliché, writer’s block. As is writing about writer’s block. Stephen King’s Paul Sheldon regains his ability to write after a crazy fan cripples him and he has to kill her; Marty in Seven Psychopaths only overcomes his block after throwing in with some real criminals; Charlie Kaufman wrote Adaptation. The poet Charles Bukowski said, and I’m likely paraphrasing here, that writing about your writer’s block is better than writing nothing at all. In a roundab

Ah, the summer camp slasher. School’s out, the sun is shining, raging teen hormones fill the air - and there's a serial killer afoot. THAT'S WHAT SUMMER'S ALL ABOUT FOLKS. With the release of Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma fast approaching, I wanted to share some notable summer camp slashers with you. Because what better way to celebrate Summerween than with teens getting slaughtered, eh? Friday the 13th (1980) I know - florals for Spring/Friday the 13th in a slasher li

By Conor Reid. You don’t have to watch very far in to Shane Black’s 1970s buddy-cop movie, “The Nice Guys”, before finding a brief exchange that, in my opinion, fully encapsulates the film’s commitment to tight writing: ‘Dad, there’s like whores here, and stuff.’ ‘Sweetheart, how many times have I told you, don’t say “and stuff”. Just say “Dad, there are whores here.”’ To put my cards fully on the table, this article is only a spotlight on an incredibly well put together and

Mild spoilers ahead It’s actually shocking that I’ve only gotten around to watching Bong Joon Ho’s award winning film, Parasite, this year. It should be a punishable offence, like breaking some sort of unspoken cinephile law. What is crazier is that I was able to avoid every discussion surrounding this film for the past 7 years, allowing me to go into this experience completely blind. And what a whirlwind it was. For the uninitiated, the film follows Kim Ki-Taek, his family

While horror fans have been eating good this year, the offerings have dried up for June’s theatrical releases. But fear not, horror friends, as there is much more to be explored – from the comfort of your own home, no less. This season of Ormeau Community Cinema celebrates films from across the globe, and it is perhaps more important than ever that we give international voices the platform they deserve. With this in mind, we have comprised a top 10 list of foreign-language h

The road film genre came into existence in 1930s America, but has since expanded internationally to explore themes of rebellion, existentialism and connection across various contexts, most recently in Oliver Laxe’s Sirāt.

Beyond the Picturehouse is Ormeau Community Cinema's editorial Wing; bringing you reviews, features and various cinematic oddities in written form. Our editorial team will highlight not just our programme of films, but cinema that they're watching and enjoying elsewhere throughout the year. We've gathered together an eclectic group of contirbutors, whose interests spans the entire spectrum of cinema. We're excited to see their thoughts inhabit these pages, as our little commu