Better Watch Out (2016), Directed by Chris Peckover Gavin’s Better Watch Out Review The early reviews on Better Watch Out (affiliate link) seem to be coming in mixed-to-positive. For those that are mixed, the concern seems to be how the film switches motives and tone approximately one-third of the way into the story. This is …
Fritz Lang Movie Review Filmmaker Fritz Lang (Heino Ferch) seeks inspiration for his first sound film, “M”, by immersing himself in the case of serial killer Peter Kürten. While there is no denying that Lang is one of the all-time great directors, it may not be said that he is one of the greatest human …
November Movie Review Based on a best-selling Estonian novel, “November” is a mixture of magic, black humor and romantic love. The story is set in a pagan Estonian village where werewolves, the plague, and spirits roam. The villagers’ main problem is how to survive the cold, dark winter. And, to that aim, nothing is taboo. …
Dan Dream Review A group of eccentric Danish men in the 1980s are going to make an electric car, the Danish Dream. The idea of an “electric car” goes back a long time. Certainly, even before modern gasoline-fueled automobiles, it was not uncommon to have a trolley in any given city. The trolley ran on …
Junk Head Review In the distant future, mankind begins research on clones that live underground in search of lost genetic information. “Junk Head” began its life as a short film in 2014, with Takahide Hori essentially making the entire movie himself – from writing to directing to sculpting and so on. Not surprisingly, it was …
Le Manoir Review A band of students comes to celebrate the New Year in an old manor house isolated from everything. But soon after their arrival, strange events disrupt the atmosphere, before the party turns squarely into a nightmare. “Le Manoir” is a film that requires a little bit of patience. If you were to …
The Laplace’s Demon Review (Aka: Il demone di Laplace) A glass in free fall. Have you ever thought if it is possible to calculate into how many pieces it can break into? After numerous experiments, a team of researchers succeeds in doing just this apparently impossible task. Attracted to their experiment, a mysterious professor invites …
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Sequence Break Movie Review A reclusive video arcade repair technician (Chase Williamson) experiences bizarre biomechanical mutations and Cronenbergian hallucinations when a mysterious new arcade machine appears in his shop. Reality itself threatens to fracture as he works to solve its mystery and the new chaos that has entered his life. This film is Graham Skipper’s …
Replace Movie Review Kira (Rebecca Forsythe)’s skin starts to age rapidly, dry out and crumble away. But then she discovers that she can replace her own skin with somebody else’s. “Replace” is a film with an impeccable horror pedigree. Co-writer Richard Stanley is something of a legend with his films “Hardware”, “Dust Devil” and the …
Liberation Day Movie Review The Slovenian cult band Laibach becomes the first foreign rock group ever to perform in the fortress state of North Korea. Confronting strict ideology and cultural differences, the band struggles to get their songs through the needle’s eye of censorship before they can be unleashed on an audience never before exposed …
