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Patrizia Dahlia Thompson (She/They) is a library assistant, podcaster, dj and recovering goth. They host the 8th Dimension podcast - a podcast about odd and obscure films that has covered movies like Party Monster, Fatal Deviation and Mandy. You can find it at @8thDimensionPod on twitter and on iTunes, soundcloud and all podcasting apps. Go on listen, all the cool kids are doing it!

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Experimental Horror Skinamarink Will Test Your Patience

Patrizia Dahlia Thompson Jan 23, 2023 0

In thinking about reviewing Kyle Edward Ball's debut feature Skinamarink, I realise this may be my Abe Simpson moment. In a famous moment, Abe described how what was now “it” seemed weird and scary to him. After being leaked, this film…

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Christmas Bloody Christmas is a Gory Cult Classic in the Making

Patrizia Dahlia Thompson Dec 5, 2022 0

Joe Begos’ fifth feature Christmas Bloody Christmas is a technicolour three-ring circus, stuffed like a seasonal stocking with drugs, gore, sex, neon and metal. I mean, frankly, based on that you should know if you are in or not, yeah?…

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IFI Horrorthon | Eating Miss Campbell is a Terrifically Trashy Throwback

Patrizia Dahlia Thompson Nov 8, 2022 0

Content Warning: references to self–harm from the very beginning "Nostalgia is Cancer" Eating Miss Campbell, the sophomore feature from Sheffield-based filmmaker Liam Regan, is a quasi-sequel to his 2014 debut My Bloody Banjo. It…

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Piggy Horror Film Review | The Long and Short of It

Patrizia Dahlia Thompson Oct 7, 2022 0

The decision of whether to expand a successful short is one that has befuddled filmmakers for a long time. On the one hand it can be handy for getting funding or interest, by being able to demonstrate what people liked in the first place.…

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We’re All Going To The World’s Fair Film Review | the internet and trans identity

Patrizia Dahlia Thompson May 18, 2022 0

“Its like I can feel myself leaving my body...like its making me someone else” - Casey (Anna Cobb) A teenager's attic bedroom. We are viewing it from the position of the computer. The room is bathed in moody coloured lightning. UV…

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The Matrix Resurrections Revisited | interrogating and Indulging in Nostalgia: a second Opinion

Patrizia Dahlia Thompson Feb 12, 2022 0

This piece will contain spoilers for The Matrix Resurrections "It's all about fiction. The only world that matters is the one In here (gesturing at Neo’s head)" - The Analyst (Neil Patrick Harris) This will not be a review of The…

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Irreversible – The Straight Cut Offers a New Perspective on a Controversial Classic

Patrizia Dahlia Thompson Jan 7, 2022 0

This review contains references to depictions of sexual assault, spoilers for Irreversible and pretentious use of French cinematic terms. Reader discretion is advised. "Le Temps Détruit Tout" Irreversible, released in 2002, was the…

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Broadcast Signal Intrusion Film Review | Tune In to be Terrified

Patrizia Dahlia Thompson Oct 30, 2021 0

Whilst it will probably appeal to anyone who enjoys a good, engrossing mystery thriller, Jacob Gentry's Broadcast Signal Intrusion will have a particular impact on those of us who have gone down late night YouTube rabbit holes, combing…

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Halloween Kills Film Review | Forgettable Franchise Filler

Patrizia Dahlia Thompson Oct 27, 2021 0

Author, dreamweaver and visionary (plus actor) Garth Marenghi once said, “I know writers who use subtext and they’re all cowards.” Garth was certainly not speaking about the writers of Halloween Kills, because no film has shown me so…

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Mood & Gore in Taiwan Pandemic Horror The Sadness | Film Review

Patrizia Dahlia Thompson Sep 4, 2021 0

In 2020 as Covid lockdowns ramped up around the world, Canadian animator Rob Jabbaz was presented with an opportunity. With SARs in recent memory, his adopted country of Taiwan locked down hard and early. This meant life continued more…

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