HUMANIST VAMPIRE SEEKING CONSENTING SUICIDAL PERSON reviewed by GREG KING Director: Ariane Louis-Seize Stars: Sara Montpetit, Felix-Antoine Benard, Noemei O’Farrell, Steve Laplante, Sophie Cadieux, Marie Brassard, Gabriel-Antoine Roy. What a great title! Evocative, yet strange enough to whet the appetite for what is essentially a blend of horror, black comedy, teen romance and coming of… Continue Reading »
BAGHEAD
BAGHEAD reviewed by GREG KING Director: Alberto Corredor Stars: Freya Allen, Ruby Barker, Peter Mullan, Jeremy Irvine, Anne Muller, Ned Dennehy, Saffron Burrows. Sometimes it seems as though we get two films released around the same time that have the same basic concept (eg: Deep Impact and Armageddon both films concerning a giant meteor headed… Continue Reading »
NIGHT SWIM
NIGHT SWIM reviewed by GREG KING Director: Bryce McGuire Stars: Wyatt Russell, Kerry Condon, Amelie Hoeferle, Gavin Warren, Elijah J Roberts, Jodi Long, Eddie Martinez. From Blumhouse, which specialises in low budget horror films, and producer James Wan (he of the Saw franchise, etc) comes this film about a possessed swimming pool. But, despite an… Continue Reading »
FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S
Five Nights at Freddy’s Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Emma Tammi Stars: Josh Hutcherson, Piper Rubio, Elizabeth Lail, Matthew Lillard, Mary Stuart Masterson. From horror specialists Blumhouse comes Five Nights At Freddy’s, yet another entry into that subgenre of films about seemingly cuddly toys coming alive and acting with malevolent intent. But unlike films like… Continue Reading »
THE EXORCIST: BELIEVER
The Exorcist: Believer Reviewed by GREG KING Director: David Gordon Green Stars: Leslie Odom jr, Ellen Burstyn, Jennifer Nettles, Ann Dowd, Raphael Sbarge, Lydia Jewett, Olivia O’Neill, Tracey Graves, E J Bonilla. Even fifty years after its release, 1973’s The Exorcist remains one of the best, most influential and scariest films from the popular 70s… Continue Reading »
SAW X
Saw X Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Kevin Greutert Stars: Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, Synnove Macody Lund, Michael Beach, Steven Brand, Renata Vaca, Costas Mandylor. The tenth installment in the gory torture porn franchise created by Melbourne filmmakers James Wan and Leigh Whannell in 2004, Saw X offers up little that is particularly new or… Continue Reading »