Wednesday 10 August 2016

Cassadaga (2011)



Director: Anthony DiBlasi

"Cassadaga" tells the story of Lily, a young deaf art teacher who leaves the city to recover from the death of her sole surviving relation, her younger sister Michelle. Lily obtains a teaching job in the idyllic town of Cassadaga, alongwith a scholarship at Cassadaga University which includes residence at the mansion of Claire, who offers the scholarship but only limited access to the mansion premises. Lily begins dating a student's divorced father and makes a few friends, until her life is thrown off course once more by a medium who conjures up the spirit of her dead sister, which delivers a deadly warning... .

Tuesday 9 August 2016

Clown Town (2016)


If you love good old-fashioned horror - suspense, screams, slashing and some boob-jiggle - then this film was made for you. Two young couples take a detour to reach a music concert, and then get stuck in the town of Clinton when one of them realizes she has forgotten her phone. Little do they know that Clinton is the very town where, to quote one of the characters, "all those girls went missing some years ago..." .

Given that the actors could have done a little bit better, the superb lighting (especially the blue moonlight effects), tight editing and a compelling script leave us waiting eagerly for first-time director Tom Nagel's further work.

If you love good old-fashioned horror - suspense, screams, slashing and some boob-jiggle - then this film was made for you. Two young couples take a detour to reach a music concert, and then get stuck in the town of Clinton when one of them realizes she has forgotten her phone. Little do they know that Clinton is the very town where, to quote one of the characters, "all those girls went missing some years ago..." . 

Given that the actors could have done a little bit better, the superb lighting (especially the blue moonlight effects), tight editing and a compelling script leave us waiting eagerly for first-time director Tom Nagel's further work.
This film hasn't found a US or international release yet, so we hope that anyone reading this will pay to watch this film and support the filmmakers, who have evidently given their all under very tight budgetary restrictions.
And since we know you'll look up IMDb in spite of everything we tell you about their rating systems, we'll make this redundant statement anyway - this film is worth so much more than a 4.1!

Saturday 6 August 2016

Bridgend (2015)



This film tells the story of the  real-life unsolved suicides of 79 teenagers in the Bridgend County Borough in South Wales, through the eyes of a young girl who has just returned to the village after leaving it in early childhood. The quiet, meditative air pervading the film enhances the sense of all-pervading doom throughout, leaving the viewer wondering... how does one explain this tragedy?

Director: Jeppe Rønde

Monday 1 August 2016

The Happening (2008)



While this film has been panned by many, we here feel that the greatest thing about it is how inexplicable the events are. Perhaps it was a bit ahead of its time, perhaps its obviously low budget prejudiced the audience against it, we don't really know. But it's been nearly ten years since its release at the time of writing this, and Shyamalan is back with a bang with "The Visit" and "Wayward Pines", so we'll ask you again - is it that easy to dismiss The Happening?

Director: M. Night Shyamalan