Way back in twenty-fifteen, a film called February directed by Oz Perkins (Anthony’s son, FYI) showed at Fantastic Fest. That film was – for some reason – renamed. It is now known as, The Blackcoat’s Daughter. Twitter was abuzz with praise for this indie gem at the time, and so my interest was piqued. Almost … More I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House (2016) – REVIEW
I’ve discussed some of the issues that I have with the overwhelming majority of found footage horror films before. They tend to have glaring logical and common sense flaws. They are typically edited into a clear narrative (by whom? the cops?). They often have sound effects and a soundtrack/score (FOUND footage?) And so on. There … More Lake Mungo (2008) – REVIEW
My latest/last Fantasia (International Film Fest) review for 2016 is for Another Evil. The only thing I knew about it was that it was directed by Carson Mell, a guy who wrote/directed some episodes of “Silicon Valley”. So, obviously, I was excited. I guess that’s not the only thing I knew because for some reason … More Another Evil (2016) – REVIEW
I saw Yellowbrickroad as part of the Bloody Disgusting Selects partnership with AMC Theaters (or whatever it was). I mention it because directors Jesse Holland and Andy Mitton also wrote and directed We Go On, which showed at Fantasia Int’l Film Fest 2016. The former film was competently made but failed to produce the effects … More We Go On (2016) – REVIEW
Ted Geoghegan is a nice enough guy to send me screeners every once in a while for films that he’s doing PR for. We Are Still Here is a film that I’ve had on my “to watch” list for a while now. How are those two sentences related? It turns out, Geoghegan directed We Are Still Here! (what … More We Are Still Here (2015) – REVIEW
AKA: House of Voices I love Martyrs. It’s such an intense, visceral just-believable-enough story (i am literally afraid of fanatics). It’s perfectly paced; well-acted; deeply disturbing; and utterly shocking even to this jaded old cynic. Not satisfied with director, Pascal Laugier’s, 99 minutes of genius (ok, maybe I’m delving into hyperbole here), I sought more from … More REVIEW – Saint Ange (2004)
I was in Montreal this past weekend. A weekend when, if I were in Chicago, I could have attended The Massacre, a 24-hour horror film marathon. Either Montreal was not having a 24-hour horror marathon, or I am inept at searching for such things among French language websites. I did find P=ωρ L’Energie Sombre (pronounced, P=omega•rho … More P=ωρ L’Energie Sombre (2015) – REVIEW
No Real Danger 