Ben Wheatley
Portishead Bring Their Cover of ABBA's "S.O.S." to SoundCloud
PUBLISHED Jul 8, 2021
In 2016, Portishead covered ABBA's "S.O.S." for director Ben Wheatley's adaptation of High-Rise, and the band have now re-released it on So...
'In the Earth' Director Ben Wheatley Discusses How COVID-19 Will Change the Film Industry Forever
PUBLISHED May 10, 2021
It's been over a year since everything was flipped-turned upside down because of COVID-19 — so when Hollywood decides to capitalize on the...
'In the Earth' Is a Decent Folk Horror That Didn't Need the Pandemic Plotline
Directed by Ben Wheatley
PUBLISHED Apr 16, 2021
Folk horror has seen a resurgence in the last few years with movies like Robert Eggers' The Witch and Ari Aster's Midsommar finding success...
Netflix's 'Rebecca' Forgets That It's Supposed to Be a Thriller
Directed by Ben Wheatley
PUBLISHED Oct 20, 2020
Novelist Daphne du Maurier wove her favourite inspirations — water, dogs, food, suspense — into everything she wrote, from the grandest plo...
Ben Wheatley Made a COVID-19 Horror Film While in Lockdown
PUBLISHED Sep 30, 2020
Ben Wheatley will soon lend his directorial skills to a new Tomb Raider movie, but the cult U.K. filmmaker is still best known for his sing...
Ben Wheatley Is Directing the 'Tomb Raider' Sequel
PUBLISHED Sep 4, 2019
Last year, Roar Uthaug directed Alicia Vikander in an updated version of Tomb Raider. Now, the film is getting a sequel — and some possible...
Free Fire
Directed by Ben Wheatley
PUBLISHED Apr 21, 2017
This review was originally published during the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival British director Ben Wheatley has had a lot of su...
Five Key Pieces That Make Director Ben Wheatley's 'Free Fire' Puzzle Fit
PUBLISHED Apr 20, 2017
Free Fire's all-star cast — including Academy Award winner Brie Larson, Cillian Murphy, Armie Hammer and Sharlto Copley — may make it seem...
