by GREG KING “The Loved Ones has its own irreverent sensibility and total Australian wild streak,” enthuses writer/director Sean Byrne about his debut feature film. “This is the kind of film that I wanted to watch as a young guy in Australia.” The Loved Ones is a grisly and depraved horror film from a director who obviously understands and appreciated the tropes of the genre – hormonal …
LET THE RIGHT ONE IN – interview with THOMAS ALFREDSON
By GREG KING. From Sweden, the home of ABBA, Volvo, IKEA and SAAB, comes this unusual vampire tale. Based on the best selling novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist, Let The Right One In tells the story of the connection between Oskar, a 12 year old who is being bullied at school, and Eli, a young girl who moves into the apartment next door. At first Eli seems painfully shy, introverted. She turns out to be …
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THE AMITYVILLE HORROR
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Andrew Douglas Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Melissa George, Philip Baker Hall, Chloe Grace Moretz. Michael Bay seems intent on remaking some of the classic American horror films of the past thirty years. First there was his treatment of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, which turned the story into a cliched teenage slasher thriller. And now he reworks The Amityville Horror, and again …
SEED OF CHUCKY
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Don Mancini Stars: Jennifer Tilly, Brad Dourif, Billy Boyd, Redman. This one is a guilty pleasure, and how! In fact, Seed Of Chucky is the most fun I've had at the movies so far this year! Most long running horror movie franchises (including the main offenders Friday The 13th, Nightmare On Elm Street and Halloween) seem to lose the plot after the obligatory second sequel …
JEEPERS CREEPERS
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Victor Salva Stars: Justin Long, Gina Phillips. Squabbling Jenner siblings Darius (Justin Long, from Galaxy Quest and tv's ED, etc) and Patricia (Gina Phillips) are taking a long scenic drive home for the holidays via some quiet, remote backroads. The couple are nearly run off the road by an anonymous psychopath in a filthy old van. Soon afterwards, they spot the driver …
