Feedback: BRWC FrightFest Review. Pedro C. Alonso makes his English language and feature debut with the intense and moral questioning thriller Feedback. 

The film has an amazing cast, including Eddie Marsan at the helm, a small part by Giles himself Antony Head and an all-grown up Ivana Baquero (who you might recognise from a little known film called Pan’s Labyrinth…). 

The premise is a basic hijack movie, set at LBC like radio station. Eddie Marsan plays Jarvis, a controversial radio host who’s boss (Anthony Head) says he must team up with his old co-host, the party animal Andrew (Paul Anderson). However, when Eddie is on air, a mysterious group of masked people take over the studio. 

The tension is built brilliantly and the plot keeps you guessing right up until the end. There is also something to be said about developing a plot almost entirely in one room. It’s an Indie film trick but not always pulled off well.

The acting is (mostly) fantastic in this film. I especially enjoyed horror-film veteran Richard Brake, who plays one of the ‘baddies’ (as I like to call them…). The way he carries himself physically and emotionally heightens the drama. 

There’s some generically British script weaved into this film which can occasionally be off putting, but certainly doesn’t take away from the overall impact. 

Much like stand-up’s have no end of material to lift from the current socio-political climate, the film world, especially horror, is booming with horror plots that are very close to home. That said, I don’t want a horror film where a town in Surrey runs out of Prosecco in January… *shudder*. 

Make sure you watch Feedback – you’ll never listen to LBC in the same way again! 

Director: Pedro C. Alonso. With: Eddie Marsan, Paul Anderson, Ivana Baquero, Richard Brake. Spain/USA 2019. 97 mins.

National Treasure Eddie Marsan gives a career defining performance in a startling horror thriller co-written by Alberto (SUMMER CAMP) Marini. Jarvis Dolan is the star host of ‘The Grim Reality’, a successful late night radio show. But his whole life turns upside down when two armed, masked men burst into the studio taking him and his entire show hostage. They want Jarvis to confess to a scandal that could destroy his life and decimate his career. However, he has no clue what they are talking about. And when the murder starts he finally discovers what his grim reality truly means.

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