LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL Reviewed by GREG KINGDirectors: Colin and Cameron CairnesStars: 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 some bizarre horror films and cinematic oddities. And this offbeat film …
HUMANIST VAMPIRE SEEKING CONSENTING SUICIDAL PERSON.
HUMANIST VAMPIRE SEEKING CONSENTING SUICIDAL PERSON reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Ariane Louis-SeizeStars: 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 age …
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BAGHEAD
BAGHEAD reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Alberto CorredorStars: 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 for Earth, or Dante’s Peak and Volcano, both dealing with …
NIGHT SWIM
NIGHT SWIM reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Bryce McGuireStars: 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 intriguing premise, Night Swim ultimately becomes a little …
FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S
Five Nights at Freddy's Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Emma TammiStars: 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 Child’s Play or the Annabelle series, …
THE EXORCIST: BELIEVER
The Exorcist: Believer Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: David Gordon GreenStars: 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 cycle of horror films. Fittingly enough along comes this …
