Darklands
"The old flesh is dead, long live the new!"
A reporter investigates ritual profanations and finds himself involved with a Druidic cult.
"The old flesh is dead, long live the new!"
A reporter investigates ritual profanations and finds himself involved with a Druidic cult.
Craig Fairbrass
Frazer Truick
Jon Finch
David Keller
Rowena King
Rachel Morris
Roger Nott
Dennis Cox
Hubert Rees
Bill Sawyer
Dave Duffy
Carver
Ray Gravell
Bearded Gypsy
Richard Lynch
Salvy
William Thomas
Detective Jarvis
A reporter investigates ritual profanations and finds himself involved with a Druidic cult.
Spoiler free review: Darklands (1996) Dir. Julian Richards Where to watch: Prime Video In this 90's spin on The Wicker Man, a newspaper reporter is lured into a conspiracy of pagan rituals and human sacrifice when he investigates the death of a steelworker. This is gritty blue-collar working-class reimagining of the folk horror cult classic. We’re relocated from the Scottish Isles to a remote Welsh setting and the maypole loving cult switched to a hardened misfit gang of gypsies. The comparisons are endless and hard to overlook, but if viewed as a standalone this has its enjoyable moments. A recognisable face in Craig Fairbass (Villain, Rise of the Footsoldier: Vengeance, Cliffhanger) provides a good turn as our protagonist, offering more depth than the usual hardman persona he’s renowned for. The beginning is slower paced, but the latter half ramps up the tension delivering a predictable but satisfying end. The tone of this film is true 90’s Britian, a colour palette of dark greys wash over the screen adding a sense of foreboding the film needs. Overall Darklands hasn’t aged particularly well and does fall into a lot of tropes that lay strewn throughout the genre. This independent thriller has a depressive feel and suspense in the latter half so may appeal to some.
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