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.
When a rookie cop takes on the last shift at a decommissioned police station where members of a cult committed suicide years prior, she isn’t prepared for the supernatural grip that the cult’s leader has over the place. As the paranormal occurrences grow in frequency and escalate to deadly extremes, she begins to uncover the truth not only about the cult, but also the connection they have to her family’s past…
Continue reading “Descent into hell… ‘Malum’ review”Two things are required for the arthouse slasher, ‘In a Violent Nature’ – patience, and a strong stomach. Because once a locket is taken from a grave by a group of reckless teens, something unstoppable awakens… Witness the wrath of a silent undead brute as he slaughters everyone in his path in an attempt to retrieve what was taken…
Limbs are snapped, spines are broken, and skulls are crushed… ‘Brawl in Cell Block 99’ is a gruelling plunge into prison hell, putting its protagonist through a pulverising gauntlet of self-destruction for the sake of his unborn child. And it is fantastic.
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Brandon Cronenberg’s ‘Possessor’ uses its disturbing ideas to deliver a gripping and gory science fiction horror film.
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Gore > Style > Substance. A disappointing way of approaching directing, Rob Zombie frustrates because he shows flashes of talent, but leans too heavily on tired formula. He prides bloody violence over character development, relies on shoddy writing to fill in the gaps between bloodshed, and fails to distinguish this horror film from being another straight-to-DVD exercise in banality.
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