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  • Night of the Living SCUFF – August 2019

    Sword of the Stranger A young boy and his dog find themselves the target of the Ming: a foreign dynasty that will stop at nothing. One day, a

  • Night of the Living SCUFF – June 2019

    24 x 36: A Movie about Movie Posters The art of the movie poster has become something of a dying breed in the age of blockbusters and studio

  • Night of the Living SCUFF – April 2019

    This April, SCUM is paying tribute to one of the Masters of Horror, Tobe Hooper! We will be screening two of his unforgettable classics, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

  • Night of the Living SCUFF – Feb 2019

    The most excellent film to watch in 2019! Kicking off the new year, we are very excited to screen one of the most well-loved buddy comedy of all

  • Night of the Living SCUFF 2

    Night of the Living SCUFF is back! We will be featuring The Prodigal Son, widely touted as one of the best Kungfu movies ever made. It features two

August 2014 Screening – Riki Oh

SCUM CINEMA PRESENTS: Riki Oh VENUE: The Arts House Screening Room DATE & TIME: 29 August 2014, 8:30pm RATING: R21 (Violence & Gore) COST: Free admission Welcome to another SCUM screening! In August, we will be showcasing one of the [...]

July 29, 2014 Events

Review: Under the Skin (2013)

  Review by: Topo Sanchez SCUM Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ In this highly anticipated film by acclaimed director Jonathan Glazer, Scarlett Johansson plays an extraterrestrial roaming the streets of Scotland to hunt for male prey. After replicating the guise of [...]

July 18, 2014 Reviews

Review: Shock Waves (1977)

Review by: Monkey Fist SCUM Rating: ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ A group of survivors of a boat disaster get stranded on an island – and that’s the least of their concerns. A hermit residing there informs them that the island isn’t safe as there [...]

June 27, 2014 Reviews

Review: Wake in Fright (1971)

Review by: Mountain Monkey SCUM Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ Having lived in Australia for a good six years, I found Wake in Fright to be strangely familiar despite not having been born when the film was made. It could be because [...]

June 20, 2014 Reviews

Review: The Lunchbox (2013)

Review by: Topo Sanchez SCUM Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ Set against the backdrop of the mindbogglingly complex food delivery system in Mumbai, the story begins when a “dabbawallah” (food delivery man) sends a “dabba” (tiffin boxes) to the wrong recipient, [...]

June 13, 2014 Reviews

Review: Wild Zero (1999)

  Review by: Monkey Fist SCUM Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ Wild Zero = The Ramones x Plan 9 From Outer Space x The Return of The Living Dead. The plot revolves around Ace, a wannabe punk rocker. One night after a [...]

June 6, 2014 Reviews

June 2014 Screening – Machete Maidens Unleashed and For Your Height Only

SCUM CINEMA PRESENTS: Machete Maidens Unleashed + For Your Height Only VENUE: The Arts House Screening Room DATE & TIME: 27 June 2014, 8:30pm RATING: Machete Maidens Unleashed (R21) RATING: For Your Height Only (PG) COST: Free admission In addition [...]

May 27, 2014 Events

Review: Blood Glacier (2013)

Review by: Monkey Fist SCUM Rating: ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ This is Austria’s answer to John Carpenter’s “The Thing” (1982) and the director, Marvin Kren also integrated other elements from earlier horror films such as “The Fly” and “The Mist” [...]

May 16, 2014 Reviews

Review: Hwayi: A Monster Boy (2013)

Review by: Mountain Monkey SCUM Rating: ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ Released in October 2013, Hwayi: A Monster Boy, is the second feature film for director Jang Joon-hwan. His first feature was the quirky sci-fi thriller, Save the Green Planet! (2003). While Save [...]

May 8, 2014 Reviews

Review: Maniac (1980) vs. Maniac (2012)

Review by: Topo Sanchez SCUM Rating: Maniac (1980) ★ ★ ★ ☆☆   /  Maniac (2012) ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ Ok I have to admit; I have never been a big fan of horror remakes, especially when the movie in question is a total [...]

April 25, 2014 Reviews