FOUR FILMS - RESOLUTION, THE FALLOW FIELD, IT'S IN THE BLOOD, IN THE DEVIL'S COURTHOUSE

I’ve said it before and I'll say it again horror movies are where it’s at in the 2010’s.  Mainstream movies have utterly lost all intelligence and originality.  Here are four horror movies seen recently from best to worst.

RESOLUTION

Two great performances emphasizing the well-handled friendship of the main charcters is what drives this carefully plotted ghost story and although it takes until the end to realize this, a ghost story is what it is.  RESOLUTION is thoughtful and full of foreshadowing and foreboding, weird characters most of which are red herrings, with each new detail edging closer and closer to the truth although what finally happens is open to interpretation.  An intelligent horror film that will leave you thinking about what happened afterwards.

THE FALLOW FIELD

A variation on Stephen King’s PET SEMATARY that isn’t afraid to go full grotesque nor to throw in some black humor.  A bigger budget might have helped but the story is greatly aided by a wonderfully menacing performance by Michael Dacre as the villain.

IT’S IN THE BLOOD

Lance Henricksen should be on Mount Rushmore.  He does great here, showing terrific range, as a father on a hunting trip to see if he can repair a damaged relationship with his son.  The monster they encounter perhaps embodies what splintered their relationship to begin with – a traumatic incident.  Short and simple, perhaps too short and simple an okay film made better by Henricksen’s presence.

IN THE DEVIL’S COURTHOUSE

 Killer bigfoot devil monkeys, bad gore, terrible acting.  This is great fun although I think the forest chase scenes go on a tad too long.  It’s amateurish and poorly made but a fun bad movie not a bad bad movie like most crap Hollywood produces.