Alix
@alixixix.bsky.social
In no particular order...
Parent, queer, film lover, autistic
Parent, queer, film lover, autistic
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As it's almost pay day i think it's about time you donated a fiver towards my partner's gender confirming therapies. Thank you to everyone who has donated so far! Let's keep the momentum going!
#trans #healthcare #fundraiser #transgender #reshare #lgbt
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#trans #healthcare #fundraiser #transgender #reshare #lgbt
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Help Talyn Fund Her Gender Affirming Treatments
Hey there! So Talyn has been transition for a few years now and needs a bit of help for the next stage of treatment and surgery.
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July 29, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Help Martin Rise for Rees for Care Leavers www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-marti...
Help Martin Rise for Rees for Care Leavers
I have family who grew up in care. The eldest is nearing 18 and hopes to study at university. Her lived experience aligns with REES goals.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Help Martin Rise for Rees for Care Leavers www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-marti...
Stepping into a week, month and year without knowing much of what any of them have to hold. This who know me know how nervous this makes me feel.
December 12, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Stepping into a week, month and year without knowing much of what any of them have to hold. This who know me know how nervous this makes me feel.
My interview with John Minton, director of Game, for 25 Years Later. Showing with a Q&A tomorrow at Mockingbird Cinema, Birmingham.
25yearslatersite.com/2025/12/09/g...
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Game: An Interview with Director John Minton
We sit down with Director John Minton and discuss his newest film, "Game" and find out what is behind the filmmaking and story
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December 10, 2025 at 8:12 AM
My interview with John Minton, director of Game, for 25 Years Later. Showing with a Q&A tomorrow at Mockingbird Cinema, Birmingham.
25yearslatersite.com/2025/12/09/g...
25yearslatersite.com/2025/12/09/g...
What did I love most at @mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social? Let me tell you...
25yearslatersite.com/2025/11/05/m...
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Mayhem Film Festival: 2025 Highlights
Highlights of Mayhem Film Festival, which took place in Nottingham, UK, October 2025.
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November 5, 2025 at 10:53 PM
What did I love most at @mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social? Let me tell you...
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Haha my book is on sale for 6.66! It's a Halloween miracle.
Friends, if you need a good read, or wanna do some early holiday shopping for your horror movie loving pals, MILENNIAL NASTIES by our own @arihellraiser.bsky.social can be had for 6.66 (+ an additional buck off w/coupon) right now
$7 for the kindle edition too
www.amazon.com/dp/196072158...
$7 for the kindle edition too
www.amazon.com/dp/196072158...
Millennial Nasties: Analyzing a Decade of Brutal Horror Film Violence
Amazon.com: Millennial Nasties: Analyzing a Decade of Brutal Horror Film Violence: 9781960721587: Powers-Schaub, Ariel, Smith, Zoë Rose: Books
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October 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Haha my book is on sale for 6.66! It's a Halloween miracle.
My review of Mag Mag (dir Yuriyan Retriever, Japan), which had it's UK premiere at @mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social: a homage to J-Horror and a protest against uncaring boys 25yearslatersite.com?p=29612
Mayhem review: Mag Mag is a homage to J-Horror and a protest against uncaring boys
Review of Yuriyan Retriever’s Mag Mag, which held its UK premiere at Mayhem Film Festival.
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October 25, 2025 at 11:45 AM
My review of Mag Mag (dir Yuriyan Retriever, Japan), which had it's UK premiere at @mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social: a homage to J-Horror and a protest against uncaring boys 25yearslatersite.com?p=29612
My full review of Game (John Minton, UK, 2025), following Thursday's premiere at @mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social:
25yearslatersite.com/2025/10/19/m...
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October 19, 2025 at 11:24 PM
My full review of Game (John Minton, UK, 2025), following Thursday's premiere at @mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social:
25yearslatersite.com/2025/10/19/m...
25yearslatersite.com/2025/10/19/m...
Very happy to have seen Portal to Hell on the big screen at @mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social, and to have shown it to my teen. More poignant the second time around.
Looking for something to do on Sunday? Go see Portal to Hell at @mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social in Nottingham. Here's my interview with its writer/director Woody Bess.
25yearslatersite.com/2025/10/13/m...
25yearslatersite.com/2025/10/13/m...
Mayhem Film Festival: gazing into the abyss with Woody Bess
Interview with Woody Bess, writer and director of Portal to Hell, screening at Mayhem Film Festival
25yearslatersite.com
October 19, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Very happy to have seen Portal to Hell on the big screen at @mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social, and to have shown it to my teen. More poignant the second time around.
The Occupant of the Room (Kier-La Janisse, Canada) was an excellent adaptation of the Blackwood story. Thanks again, @mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social.
www.kierlajanisse.com/2025/07/30/t...
www.kierlajanisse.com/2025/07/30/t...
THE OCCUPANT OF THE ROOM – Kier-La Janisse
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October 19, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The Occupant of the Room (Kier-La Janisse, Canada) was an excellent adaptation of the Blackwood story. Thanks again, @mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social.
www.kierlajanisse.com/2025/07/30/t...
www.kierlajanisse.com/2025/07/30/t...
Witte Wieven (Didier Konings, Netherlands) was absolutely astounding. Without events like @mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social, I don't know how else one would access films like this.
wittewievenfilm.com
wittewievenfilm.com
Witte Wieven - IFFR - Didier Konings
Witte Wieven explores the confluence of religion and patriarchy in an excessively puritanical Dutch village. Blamed by her community for being childless, Frieda immerses herself in prayer and ritual. ...
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October 19, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Witte Wieven (Didier Konings, Netherlands) was absolutely astounding. Without events like @mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social, I don't know how else one would access films like this.
wittewievenfilm.com
wittewievenfilm.com
Bone Lake (Mercedes Bryce Morgan, USA) went down very well with the @mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social crowd; and my teen (who had been wary of "erotic" in the description) had a great time.
www.imdb.com/title/tt2678...
www.imdb.com/title/tt2678...
Bone Lake (2024) ⭐ 6.1 | Horror, Thriller
1h 34m | R
www.imdb.com
October 19, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Bone Lake (Mercedes Bryce Morgan, USA) went down very well with the @mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social crowd; and my teen (who had been wary of "erotic" in the description) had a great time.
www.imdb.com/title/tt2678...
www.imdb.com/title/tt2678...
Ben Wheatley's BULK was fun, but not my favourite of @mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social.
And Event Horizon was as rubbish as I remembered... But I think it's fine for the late Saturday night shows to me mega low brow.
Looking forward to tomorrow's programme...
And Event Horizon was as rubbish as I remembered... But I think it's fine for the late Saturday night shows to me mega low brow.
Looking forward to tomorrow's programme...
October 18, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Ben Wheatley's BULK was fun, but not my favourite of @mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social.
And Event Horizon was as rubbish as I remembered... But I think it's fine for the late Saturday night shows to me mega low brow.
Looking forward to tomorrow's programme...
And Event Horizon was as rubbish as I remembered... But I think it's fine for the late Saturday night shows to me mega low brow.
Looking forward to tomorrow's programme...
Man Finds Tape (@paulgandersman.bsky.social & @peterhallhuman.bsky.social, USA) is suddenly my favourite film of @mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social so far, despite recognising two actors. Even Ben Wheatley will have to beat that.
www.imdb.com/title/tt3659...
www.imdb.com/title/tt3659...
Man Finds Tape (2025) ⭐ 6.1 | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
1h 24m
www.imdb.com
October 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Man Finds Tape (@paulgandersman.bsky.social & @peterhallhuman.bsky.social, USA) is suddenly my favourite film of @mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social so far, despite recognising two actors. Even Ben Wheatley will have to beat that.
www.imdb.com/title/tt3659...
www.imdb.com/title/tt3659...
Fun, freaky and affectionate: Mag Mag (dir Yuriyan Retriever) just screened its UK premiere at @mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social.
www.broadway.org.uk/whats-on/may...
www.broadway.org.uk/whats-on/may...
MAYHEM 2025: Mag Mag (UK Premiere)
The debut from cult icon Retriever, famous for her disturbed performances on America’s Got Talent, is an iconoclastic, anarchic trip, blending the sensibilities of Takashi Miike, Sion Sono and Hitoshi...
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October 18, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Fun, freaky and affectionate: Mag Mag (dir Yuriyan Retriever) just screened its UK premiere at @mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social.
www.broadway.org.uk/whats-on/may...
www.broadway.org.uk/whats-on/may...
Redux Redux (@kevinmcmanus.bsky.social and @matthewmcmanus.bsky.social, USA) was the first film to make me cry at this year's @mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social. Damned impressive.
www.imdb.com/title/tt3329...
www.imdb.com/title/tt3329...
Redux Redux (2025) ⭐ 7.2 | Action, Adventure, Crime
1h 47m
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October 18, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Redux Redux (@kevinmcmanus.bsky.social and @matthewmcmanus.bsky.social, USA) was the first film to make me cry at this year's @mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social. Damned impressive.
www.imdb.com/title/tt3329...
www.imdb.com/title/tt3329...
Transcending Dimensions (Toshiaki Toyoda, Japan) @mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social was different again. Maybe I want to understand it properly or maybe I would just discover that I already do.
www.broadway.org.uk/whats-on/may...
www.broadway.org.uk/whats-on/may...
MAYHEM 2025: Transcending Dimensions
Off-kilter, weird and intoxicatingly inventive. A monk disappears, his lover and an assassin seek him out, encountering a sorcerer. A magic battle ensues, in this trippy, cosmic tale with a great soun...
www.broadway.org.uk
October 17, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Transcending Dimensions (Toshiaki Toyoda, Japan) @mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social was different again. Maybe I want to understand it properly or maybe I would just discover that I already do.
www.broadway.org.uk/whats-on/may...
www.broadway.org.uk/whats-on/may...
Chess of the Wind (AKA شطرنج باد, Shatranj-e Baad, dir Mohammad Reza Aslani) @mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social this afternoon was very interesting, thought about it more since it ended. And I would love to know where the title came from.
www.imdb.com/title/tt0318...
www.imdb.com/title/tt0318...
Chess of the Wind (1976) ⭐ 7.3 | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
1h 39m | Not Rated
www.imdb.com
October 17, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Chess of the Wind (AKA شطرنج باد, Shatranj-e Baad, dir Mohammad Reza Aslani) @mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social this afternoon was very interesting, thought about it more since it ended. And I would love to know where the title came from.
www.imdb.com/title/tt0318...
www.imdb.com/title/tt0318...
Just watched the world premiere of Game (dir @mintonfilm.bsky.social) at @mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social. Really strong opener, tense and beautifully made. Track it down if you enjoy a thriller with a style of its own.
GAME Official Trailer – Mintonfilm share.google/VqMNGdktxq4d...
GAME Official Trailer – Mintonfilm share.google/VqMNGdktxq4d...
GAME Official Trailer – Mintonfilm
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October 16, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Just watched the world premiere of Game (dir @mintonfilm.bsky.social) at @mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social. Really strong opener, tense and beautifully made. Track it down if you enjoy a thriller with a style of its own.
GAME Official Trailer – Mintonfilm share.google/VqMNGdktxq4d...
GAME Official Trailer – Mintonfilm share.google/VqMNGdktxq4d...
Exciting times! Heading for the train, @mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social starts tonight 😊
October 16, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Exciting times! Heading for the train, @mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social starts tonight 😊
Looking for something to do on Sunday? Go see Portal to Hell at @mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social in Nottingham. Here's my interview with its writer/director Woody Bess.
25yearslatersite.com/2025/10/13/m...
25yearslatersite.com/2025/10/13/m...
Mayhem Film Festival: gazing into the abyss with Woody Bess
Interview with Woody Bess, writer and director of Portal to Hell, screening at Mayhem Film Festival
25yearslatersite.com
October 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Looking for something to do on Sunday? Go see Portal to Hell at @mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social in Nottingham. Here's my interview with its writer/director Woody Bess.
25yearslatersite.com/2025/10/13/m...
25yearslatersite.com/2025/10/13/m...
My @mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social coverage begins: an interview with Marc Price about The Arbiter.
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Mayhem Film Festival: Talking Fun and Philosophy with Marc Price
Interview with Marc Price, writer and director of The Arbiter, which will be screened at this year's Mayhem Film Festival
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October 10, 2025 at 6:42 AM
My @mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social coverage begins: an interview with Marc Price about The Arbiter.
25yearslatersite.com/2025/10/10/m...
25yearslatersite.com/2025/10/10/m...
Grimmfest Interview: Talking Poverty and Cultural Richness With @theremingtonsmith.bsky.social. Catch it next Friday at Grimmfest, Manchester. 25yearslatersite.com?p=295027
Grimmfest Interview: Talking Poverty and Cultural Richness With Remington Smith
Alix Turner interviews Remington Smith and they delve into conversations about poverty and cultural richness.
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October 5, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Grimmfest Interview: Talking Poverty and Cultural Richness With @theremingtonsmith.bsky.social. Catch it next Friday at Grimmfest, Manchester. 25yearslatersite.com?p=295027
Grimmfest Interview: Talking Tensions and Traumas With Jacob Lees Johnson and Cast 25yearslatersite.com?p=295084. Catch it next Friday.
Grimmfest Interview: Talking Tensions and Traumas With Jacob Lees Johnson and Cast
Interview with Jacob Lees Johnson (director and co-writer), Alexis Zollicoffer and Noah Kershisnik (lead cast) of I See the Demon
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October 5, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Grimmfest Interview: Talking Tensions and Traumas With Jacob Lees Johnson and Cast 25yearslatersite.com?p=295084. Catch it next Friday.