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FOUR FILMS - HOW WE GOT AWAY WITH IT, THE SACRAMENT, LOCKER 13, BLOOD GLACIER

HOW WE GOT AWAY WITH IT

Quite powerful in its own way.  Hard to describe without giving away plot details but one of those films where seemingly meaningless conversations between characters later make sense.  A cleverly put together and ultimately very subtle film that really stayed with me after it was over.

THE SACRAMENT

The interview between Gene Jones as a Jim Jones type cult leader and AJ Bowen as a visiting filmmaker is one of best scenes I’ve seen in a movie this year – tense, clever, upsetting.  The rest of this film is old news for those who recall the story of Jonestown although the always excellent Ti West (The Innkeepers) builds tension well and Jones’s performance is truly excellent.

LOCKER 13     

I appreciate the fact that each of the stories in this anthology film has a reasonably good ending and overall does not feel the need to be gross or overly violent.  The tone here is like Alfred Hitchcock Presents or Tales from the Darkside.  Of course, this more genteel approach might also be a hindrance for those expecting more straight horror.  It all sets up the last story which is a continuation of the wraparound although the first story with Ricky Schroeder as a boxer is the best one.

BLOOD GLACIER

This Austrian high altitude Thing rip-off takes a long time to get going and due to the fact that the monsters are models as opposed to CGI, we get only limited creature shots as if someone is holding the model just off camera and shaking it.  I did like the strange ending but overall could’ve been a lot better.