Film Reviews: Send Help | Twinless | The Chronology of Water | Hamlet | The Shepherd and the Bear

Film Reviews: Send Help | Twinless | The Chronology of Water | Hamlet | The Shepherd and the Bear

Not for the squeamish, Send Help is a gleefully grisly return to form for Sam Raimi, writes Alistair Harkness

Sam Raimi’s Send Help is absolutely disgusting – and completely brilliant: review

Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien are stranded on a desert island and submerged in blood, vomit and fish innards – it’s a blast!

Twinless review – a twee showcase for actor Dylan O'Brien

James Sweeney writes, directs and stars in this promising comedy of social awkwardness set in the world of people who have lost their twin. When an actor takes on multiple roles in a movie, you’re forced to wonder if this casting choice has been made to stoke the actor’s ego (and maybe earn them a bit more cash), or as a necessary component of the screen storytelling. Dylan O’Brien delivers two remarkable performances in James Sweeney’s indie-fl…

Dylan O'Brien wanted to take things "too far" with his "terrible" Send Help character

"That's what you want out of a great actor."

Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien Make Survival Look Like a Sick Game in 'Send Help'

Send Help is a dark, twisted, and surprisingly funny look at what happens when the corporate ladder gets relocated to a desert island. Survival thrillers usually stick to a predictable script: isolation breeds desperation, alliances crumble, and the audience places bets on who will snap first. Send Help knows those rules inside and out, then spends ninety minutes gleefully breaking them. What starts as a standard stranded-on-an-island setup quic…