Albanian cinema has a fascinating, turbulent history: the communist-era Kinostudio Shqipëria e Re once made it compulsory viewing for citizens, yet the industry collapsed almost entirely after 1991. Modern Albanian film has quietly rebuilt itself, earning international attention with films like Hive, a Sundance triple-winner rooted in real events. See what Macca made of it below.
Rating: 1.5★
The original Castle Freak (1995) holds a modest but affectionate place in the annals of low-budget American horror. Directed by Stuart Gordon, the man behind Re-Animator, and produced by the ever-reliable Charles Band at Full Moon Entertainment, it was a grimy, mean-spirited little picture loosely adapted
Genre Drama
★★★ — Hive (2021)
Genre Drama
★★½ — Alive! (2009)
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