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Naila Scargill

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Naila Scargill is the publisher and editor of horror journal Exquisite Terror. Holding a broad editorial background, she has worked with an eclectic variety of content, ranging from film and the counterculture, to political news and finance.

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The Return of the Living Dead (1985) 71% EDIT “It's frenetic madness all the way, the garage punk soundtrack a perfect complement to what is pure, unabashed fun.” – Exquisite Terror Aug 6, 2025 Full Review Threshold (2020) 85% EDIT “An impressive slow burner that develops beautifully through to a spine-chilling climax, with unexpected, shocking results.” – Exquisite Terror May 9, 2021 Full Review I Blame Society (2020) 90% EDIT “This at times excruciating feminist satire is propelled forward by Gillian Wallace Horvat's delightfully deadpan delivery.” – Exquisite Terror Apr 19, 2021 Full Review Terror Train (1980) 44% EDIT “Roger Spottiswoode's Terror Train is an effective comment on social order, teaching that trust in our hierarchy is a dangerous assumption.” – Exquisite Terror Mar 31, 2020 Full Review Breaking Habits (2018) 35% EDIT “Fascinating for its charismatic central figure in Sister Kate, but an overall misfire due to a hotchpotch edit.” – Trebuchet Apr 26, 2019 Full Review James White (2015) 92% EDIT “A minimal approach creates an unflinching character study that relies on performance over traditional narrative.” – FilmLand Empire Mar 4, 2019 Full Review Nasty Baby (2015) 68% EDIT “There are layers to this social satire, and the insidious effect of central character Freddy's brazen narcissism unexpectedly draws you in to observe more complex matters of class division, prejudice, and homophobia.” – FilmLand Empire Mar 4, 2019 Full Review Men & Chicken (2015) 84% EDIT “The effect of a carefully calculated balance is that Men & Chicken unfolds to become more complex than it at first appears.” – Flickering Myth Mar 4, 2019 Full Review The Taking (2014) EDIT “Burrows beneath your skin from the off, with a sly edit that ekes out the tension to unbearable levels.” – Exquisite Terror Feb 28, 2019 Full Review Take Shelter (2011) 92% EDIT “Boasting an insidious dread throughout, the tension builds to near unbearable levels in this effective and powerful portrait of the deterioration of mental health.” – Trebuchet Feb 28, 2019 Full Review Under the Tree (2017) 84% EDIT “A deliciously dark satire that examines the fragile nature of civility in a suburban setting, where it can take very little to provoke savagery and the collapse of a delicate social order.” – Trebuchet Feb 28, 2019 Full Review Beast (2017) 92% EDIT “A juxtaposition of serial killer mystery and genre romance, the film boasts an absorbing tonal shift from drama to psychological thriller.” – Trebuchet Feb 28, 2019 Full Review Gook (2017) 94% EDIT “Despite an underlying harshness, the film is often light, its playful moments easing the strain of its everyday racism.” – Trebuchet Feb 28, 2019 Full Review That Good Night (2017) 48% EDIT “Hurt and Dance share a wonderful rapport and one can't help but wish That Good Night had been a two-hander.” – Trebuchet Feb 28, 2019 Full Review Custody (2017) 96% EDIT “Powerful in its neorealism, this impressive feature debut is not an easy watch.” – Trebuchet Feb 28, 2019 Full Review McKellen: Playing the Part (2017) 100% EDIT “An essential watch for both fans of McKellen and those interested in an experienced actor's perspective as a whole.” – Trebuchet Feb 28, 2019 Full Review In the Intense Now (2017) 83% EDIT “Salles raises the point that we do not always observe political nuance in our everyday lives in the present-food for thought and another factor in his astute analysis of the personal and psychological nature of revolution.” – Trebuchet Feb 28, 2019 Full Review Path of Blood (2018) 88% EDIT “Pulling no punches, this is not for the faint of heart; the titular blood is very, very real.” – Trebuchet Feb 28, 2019 Full Review A Cambodian Spring (2017) 95% EDIT “As a deft balance of personal portrait and unbiased, narrative-free reporting, the effect is devastating.” – Trebuchet Feb 28, 2019 Full Review The Age of Innocence (1993) 87% EDIT “Scorsese's camera caresses meticulous mise en scène, creating an opulent world that showcases the characters' materialism, underlining both their social standing and determination to keep up appearances.” – Trebuchet Feb 28, 2019 Full Review Yi Yi (2000) 97% EDIT “Yang thoughtfully balances disparate characters' intricate stories to represent anatomies of society. The effect is both gentle and profound.” – Trebuchet Feb 28, 2019 Full Review Megan Leavey (2017) 86% EDIT “Rex is war lite, but as a film about trust, it hits the mark, staying just the right side of schmaltz.” – Trebuchet Feb 28, 2019 Full Review The Third Murder (2017) 87% EDIT “Eschewing the snappy edit typical of the thriller genre in favour of a dialogue-driven narrative, The Third Murder is a legal procedural with a difference; deliberate pacing requires full attention, creating an engrossing experience.” – Trebuchet Feb 28, 2019 Full Review The Party (2017) 82% EDIT “A deliciously bitey satire on bourgeois pretensions, The Party is a hoot from comfortable, upper-middle-class beginning to catastrophic, bitter end.” – Trebuchet Feb 28, 2019 Full Review Loveless (2017) 94% EDIT “Loathsome protagonists inspire no sympathy in this barely concealed attack on Putin's Russia; it is a cold experience that offers no hope.” – Trebuchet Feb 28, 2019 Full Review
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