In terms of other Halloween movies, this is amongst the better offerings. There are well crafted shots, such as the chessboard psychos in the sun scene, which has touches of Dali about it, and it’s well acted. This instalment ignores many of the predecessors and picks up after Halloween 2… Continue reading
Panos Cosmatos’s homage to 60s & 70s psychedelic horror is a hell of a ride. With it’s saturated palette (it’s all red or all green or all blue), dreamy dialogue (“what’s your favourite planet?”), Carpenteresque brooding, menacing soundtrack it is the heir to those Ken Russell, Jodorowsky, Bava and Argenti… Continue reading
Winter’s Bone director Debra Granik’s new film follows survivalist father Will & his 13 yr old daughter Tom. They live in a vibrant green forest national park outside Portland, in a makeshift camp. We follow them going about their tasks of preparing food, fixing the camp and growing provisions with… Continue reading
