In the Earth: Gruesome woodland horror has plenty of bark and bite
Ben Wheatley’s surprise lockdown film is one of the first movies to see Covid reflected in the horror genre, even if its roots don’t run so deep
In the Earth
Directed by Ben Wheatley
Nationwide, 18
Rating: ****
Luca
Directed by Enrico Casarosa
Disney+, PG
Rating: ***
Shot on the cheap and in secret, with a small cast and skeleton crew during a brief lull between lockdowns, writer and director Ben Wheatley’s new woodland horror In the Earth couldn’t be more different from his last effort, the lavishly appointed, but ultimately disappointing Netflix remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s Rebecca.
Grimly funny, unashamedly gory ...