(not so) straight-talk about cinema
about me
JAY is a writer, film enthusiast and professional homosexual.
He is a horror nerd and connoiseur of so-bad-it’s-good cinema - the campier the better. But don’t be fooled: though his MO may be silly, he is very serious about film, and attacks his reviews with an academic mindset. His dream is to be a filmmaker and show everyone exactly how it should be done.
For reasons that escape him, he lives in London.
latest posts
HomoFilmBro’s 2026 Oscar Best Picture ranking
To quote the late, great Catherine O’Hara, it’s my favourite season – awards. For the past 3 years I have...
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IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU review: No offence but that child is surely possessed by the Devil
Ah, children. You love ‘em. You hate ‘em. Sometimes they make you laugh, sometimes they make you scream. Do I...
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THE SECRET AGENT review: Don’t be fooled by the title of this Best Picture nominee (or do, I’m not your mum)
Yes, the title of this Brazilian Best Picture hopeful is a misnomer; The Secret Agent is not a fast-paced thriller...
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“WUTHERING HEIGHTS” review: Heathcliff, it’s me, I’m Cathy, I’ve come (full stop)
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS (for a 200 year old novel). Look, if you’re going to turn Wuthering Heights, a gothic...
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WHISTLE review: Death is a scream in this fun, familiar horror
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS NO MAJOR SPOILERS. I was lucky enough this week to attend an early screening of the...
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SEND HELP review: Sam Raimi crafts a bloody good time that feels like a throwback thriller
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. Oh, Sam Raimi, how I love thee. The Evil Dead series (particularly Evil Dead II) is...
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THE HAPPINESS OF THE KATAKURIS review: Dancing zombies, claymation stunt doubles & built-in karaoke… What more could you want?
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. It’s hard out there for those of us with wide-reaching tastes in film. I mean, I...
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IRON LUNG review: As a Markiplier fan, I want to defend this imperfect but promising horror
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. There’s a war on. A bitter war – between Markiplier’s die-hard fans, and the very concept...
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NO OTHER CHOICE review: Don’t watch this film if you are unemployed (I am starting to get Bad Ideas)
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. It feels like a disservice to Park Chan-wook’s singularity that so many people (bar the Academy,...
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