It’s not quite as effective as its inspirations – ‘The Thing’ and ‘Alien’ chief among them – but ‘Leviathan’ still proves to be a satisfying slice of sci-fi horror. It even boasts creature effects work from Stan Winston and music from Jerry Goldsmith, so it’s clear what the filmmakers were trying to emulate here – and that’s not a bad thing.
Continue reading “Deep-sea horror… ‘Leviathan’ review”By far the nastiest ‘V/H/S’ to date, this latest entry offers up a mean-spirited found-footage anthology of Halloween-themed stories that deliver trick-or-treat terror, murderous mayhem, and gruesome gore.
As someone who’s played most of the games, I had to watch this, even though reviews pretty much speak for themselves. It’s not Uwe Boll level of bad when talking about adaptations of popular video games, but it’s still poor filmmaking that does an injustice to the source material and lacks any sense of depth and fun.
Continue reading “No fun factor… ‘Borderlands’ review”“Can you spy him, deep within? Little Possum, black as sin.”
Disturbing psychological drama Possum starts with promise: disgraced children’s puppeteer Philip (Sean Harris) returns home with the intention of destroying his hideous puppet, while confronting the traumas of his past and his unpleasant Uncle (Alun Armstrong).
Continue reading “‘Possum’ Review”Macabre
After seeing a couple of director Timo Tjahjanto’s latest work – Headshot and The Night Comes For Us (both fine films) – and being impressed with these additions to the martial arts genre, I decided to seek out his first entry. Macabre (2009) is co-directed with his brother, and it’s an impressive feature-length debut that avoids being just another gorefest while displaying his skill as an early filmmaker.
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The SS Criticism 