Film review: In Fabric

A cross between the 1970s slasher films of Dario Argento and the celebrated 1980s BBC adaptations of MR James’ ghost stories, In Fabric takes mundane objects, things we shouldn’t be frightened of, and fetishises them until they become terrifying

Marianne Jean-Baptiste in In Fabric

Cinema

In Fabric: Directed by Peter Strickland, Nationwide, 18,Rating:***

Apollo 11: Directed by Todd Douglas Miller, Nationwide, G,Rating:*****

‘Would you think I was bonkers if I told you I think there’s something wrong with that dress?” lonely-heart Sheila (Marianne Jean-Baptiste) says to her new boyfriend while standing in the kitchen of her ordinary suburban home. “Of course not”, he replies, “I’ve never met a woman who didn’t think there was something wrong with ...