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Luke Spafford

Luke Spafford's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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Frankie Freako (2024) 85% 5/5 EDIT “Frankie Freako is a blast.” – Starburst Jul 3, 2025 Full Review Coyote (2023) 5/5 EDIT “Everything about this movie hits the mark. For its budget, the cinematography is top notch, from the wide-open vista of the film’s opening to the almost claustrophobic close ups of the stately home location later in the film.” – Starburst Feb 28, 2025 Full Review Cronos (1993) 88% 4/5 EDIT “It can be queasy and claustrophobic in places and yet at the same time bears a levity and a bizarre sense of optimism through the darkness.” – Starburst Feb 20, 2025 Full Review Father of Flies (2021) 80% 5/5 EDIT “The film takes nearly all the tropes of horror cinema and at times eschews them, gentle caressing them or flipping them on their head. There are not one, but two ridiculously creepy moments this well-versed writer has never seen on screen before.” – Starburst Apr 11, 2022 Full Review The Spine of Night (2021) 80% 5/5 EDIT “The Spine of Night may well be the best animated adult fantasy we have seen in years. "Must-see" is all too often bandied about these days, but in this instance, it's crack on the money. ” – Starburst Mar 21, 2022 Full Review Wrong Place, Wrong Time (2021) 40% 2/5 EDIT “It is somewhat difficult to tell whether Wrong Place, Wrong Time is pastiche/homage or straight-up serious fare.” – Starburst May 13, 2021 Full Review Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) 77% 8/10 EDIT “As a piece of pure entertainment, it hits the mark.” – Starburst Apr 19, 2018 Full Review Score: A Film Music Documentary (2016) 91% 9/10 EDIT “Whilst the film assumes its audience isn't stupid, it doesn't stray into hard-core audiophile territory either and it is all the stronger for it. This is an absolute must for fans of the medium.” – Starburst Mar 26, 2018 Full Review The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms (1953) 91% 7/10 EDIT “The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms provides an ample, if not slightly stodgy, slice of B-movie pie that's improved by the sprinkling of Harryhausen's cream on top.” – Starburst Mar 26, 2018 Full Review Wishmaster (1997) 26% 9/10 EDIT “Some of us started our journey with Wishmaster and through its unbridled sense of silliness; it is our 'classic', our entrance to the genre. What more could we wish for?” – Starburst Feb 16, 2018 Full Review The Housemaid: Co Hau Gai (2016) 69% 5/10 EDIT “For the same effect, try watching the fire channel, while listening to The Exorcist soundtrack and spraying water in your face.” – Starburst Feb 8, 2018 Full Review The Devil's Well (2017) 10/10 EDIT “You can watch this without having to worry about being forgiving, because you won't need to be, and the film certainly won't ask you to be.” – Starburst Jan 26, 2018 Full Review Happy Hunting (2017) 100% 9/10 EDIT “Written and directed by Joe Dietsch and Louie Gibson, Happy Hunting pulls of that rare thing in low budget filmmaking - the holy triptych of incredible visuals, a script that pops and actors with more than the chops to pull it off.” – Starburst Dec 30, 2017 Full Review Polaris (2017) 7/10 EDIT “The Blessed Ones is certainly worth your time - just don't sear your eyeballs in that desert sun.” – Starburst Dec 15, 2017 Full Review Steamboy (2004) 61% 9/10 EDIT “The rendering of the characters and backgrounds is so rich and precise, that at times, it skirts into the third dimension.” – Starburst Dec 14, 2017 Full Review The Maltese Falcon (1941) 99% 9/10 EDIT “It is a film that somehow started Film Noir and yet was also its peak. It is a film that should be beloved by all, not just Film Studies tutors.” – Starburst Dec 14, 2017 Full Review The Yakuza (1974) 49% EDIT “The Yakuza is old-school in its delivery, the pacing is slow, but stay with it and you will be rewarded with a payoff that is both startling and touching.” – Starburst Oct 12, 2017 Full Review Armstrong (2016) 5/10 EDIT “Armstrong is perfect Friday-night-after-the-pub fodder. It will have you wondering why you are watching it, why you watched it and then crucially - how you somehow enjoyed it.” – Starburst Oct 6, 2017 Full Review
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