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.
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