ph: Nick Prendergast
Saturday, December 28, 2019
Cry of the Werewolf (1944)
A young woman raised by gypsies hides a deadly secret which she will do anything to protect.
Low-budget horror tale is rather silly and not quite imaginative.
Maltin**: "OK low-grade thriller."
Friday, December 27, 2019
Don't Kill It (2016)
An ancient demon terrorizes a tiny Mississippi town.
Tongue-in-cheek demon hunt with lots of gore, but basically, it's just run-of-the-mill fare.
Thursday, December 26, 2019
Clinical (2017)
A psychiatrist tries to put her life back together after a violent attack by seeking to repair the life of a new patient, but he has his own terrifying history.
Disappointing psychological horror drama presents an overwrought plot so full of construed twists that one looses any interest on the outcome.
Wednesday, December 25, 2019
Tuesday, December 24, 2019
True Detective, Season 3 (2019)
A macabre crime in the heart of the Ozarks and a mystery that deepens over decades and plays out in three separate time periods.
Third time round the series continues in expected top quality of production, and again it's the two lead's extraordinary performances that holds the interest; the plot itself develops quite slowly and is construed a bit too complicatedly.
Monday, December 23, 2019
I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House (2016)
A young nurse takes care of an elderly author who lives in a haunted house.
Slow-paced gothic drama fully relies on atmosphere and visual brilliance and at times creates David Lynch-like moments of surreal horror, but, in the end, it's just another ghost story.
