ABIGAIL Reviewed by GREG KING Directors: Matt Bettinelli-Oplin and Tyler Gillett Stars: Dan Stevens, Melissa Barrera, Alisha Weir, William Catlett, Kathryn Newton, Kevin Durand, Angus Cloud, Giancarlo Esposito. Abigail is a gory and blood-soaked hybrid of crime drama, horror and comedy with a black streak of humour, and proves to be one of the guilty… Continue Reading »
LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL
LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL Reviewed by GREG KING Directors: Colin and Cameron Cairnes Stars: David Dastmalchian, Fayssal Bazzi, Ian Bliss, Ingrid Torelli, Laura Gordon, Rhys Auteri. Every year when I get my hands on the MIFF program and start selecting my films the first strand I pour through is Night Shift, which contains… Continue Reading »
HUMANIST VAMPIRE SEEKING CONSENTING SUICIDAL PERSON.
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 »