Remake, Remix, Rip-Off: About Copy Culture & Turkish Pop Cinema, 2014 Directed by Cem Kaya SYNOPSIS: Turkey in the 1960s and 70s was one of the biggest producers of film in the world even though its film industry did not have enough written material to start with. In order to keep up with the demand, screenwriters […]
Film4 FrightFest 2015 Review – Sun Choke (2015)
Sun Choke, 2015 Written and directed by Ben Cresciman Starring Sarah Hagan, Barbara Crampton, Sara Malakul Lane SYNOPSIS: Janie’s just trying to get well. Sun Choke is a movie that questions the very idea of nature vs. nurture. It’s a brutally honest movie with two incredible central performances, and a gripping narrative that won’t let go until its […]
Film4 FrightFest 2015 Review – Final Girl (2015)
Final Girl, 2015 Directed by Tyler Shields Starring Abigail Breslin, Wes Bentley, Logan Huffman, Cameron Bright, Alexander Ludqig, Reece Thompson, Emma Paetz SYNOPSIS: A man teaches a young woman how to become a complete weapon. Later she is approached by a group of sadistic teens who kill blonde women for unknown reasons. The hunting season begins. […]
Hannibal Season 3 Series Finale Review
Ricky Church reviews the season – and series – finale of Hannibal season 3… As the noose tightened around the Red Dragon, so too did it around Hannibal as the series was brought to a close. The (hopefully temporary) series finale of Hannibal was a bittersweet and satisfying conclusion to an excellent show. Appropriately titled […]
Film4 FrightFest 2015 Review – Zombie Fight Club (2014)
Zombie Fight Club, 2014 Directed by Joe Chien Starring Andy On, Jessica Cambensy, Michael Wong, Terence Yin, Jack Kao, Han Chang, Abby Fung, Heng-yin Chou SYNOPSIS: It’s the end of the century at a corner of the city in a building riddled with crime – Everyone in the building has turned into zombies. After Jenny’s boyfriend […]
Film4 FrightFest 2015 Review – The Diabolical (2015)
The Diabolical, 2015 Directed by Alistair Legrand Starring Ali Larter, Max Rose, Chloe Perrin, Patrick Fischler, Arjun Gupta SYNOPSIS: Madison, a single mother, and her children, are awoken nightly by an increasingly strange and intense presence. She seeks help from her scientist boyfriend Nikolai, who begins a hunt to destroy the violent spirit that paranormal experts […]
Film4 FrightFest 2015 Review – Aaaaaaaah! (2015)
Aaaaaaaah!, 2015 Written and directed by Steve Oram Starring Steve Oram, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Lucy Honigman, Tom Meeten, Toyah Wilcox, Julian Baratt, Noel Fielding, Alice Lowe, Tony Way SYNOPSIS: Alpha Male Smith and his Beta, Keith, move to take over a local community. They hook up with restless Female, Denise, igniting a deadly feud in which emotions […]
Second Opinion – No Escape (2015)
No Escape, 2015. Directed by John Erick Dowdle. Starring Owen Wilson, Lake Bell and Pierce Brosnan. SYNOPSIS: In their new overseas home, an American family soon finds themselves caught in the middle of a coup, and they frantically look for a safe escape in an environment where foreigners are being immediately executed. In the midst […]
Second Opinion – Hitman: Agent 47 (2015)
Hitman: Agent 47, 2015. Directed by Aleksander Bach. Starring Rupert Friend, Hannah Ware, Thomas Kretschmann, Ciaran Hinds and Zachary Quinto. SYNOPSIS: An Assassin teams up with a woman to help her find her father and uncover the mysteries of her ancestry. The mark of a good video game adaptation isn’t necessarily due to faithfulness to […]
Film4 FrightFest 2015 Review – Landmine Goes Click (2015)
Landmine Goes Click, 2015 Written and directed by Levan Bakhia Starring Sterling Knight, Spencer Locke, Dean Geyer, Kote Tolordava SYNOPSIS: Trapped standing on an armed landmine, an American tourist is forced to watch helplessly while his girlfriend is terrorized and brutally assaulted. Touted to be the “most controversial film” and “must see” movie of this year’s FrightFest, […]
