Fantasia 2011: ‘TrollHunter’ is another solid entry into the found-footage genre
Trollhunter Directed by Andre Øvredal Written by André Øvredal and Håvard S. Johansen 2011, Norway The 1980 Italian exploitation film Cannibal Holocaust, directed by Ruggero…
Best of Severin Films: ‘Birdemic: Shock and Terror’ – a tribute to Hitchcock’s The Birds
“Like Ed Wood, Nguyen is an auteur with a dream and while we may laugh at the movie, we can’t laugh at the fact that…
Fantasia 2011: ‘Klovn’ offers debauched manchild comedy, Scandinavian-style
Klovn (Clown: The Movie) Written by Mikkel Nørgaard, Casper Christensen and Frank Hvam Directed by Mikkel Nørgaard Denmark, 2010 For many, child-rearing is a terrifying…
‘Sledgehammer’ a contender for the worst movie ever made
Sledgehammer Directed by David A. Prior Written by David A. Prior USA , 1983 How should I put this nicely? Sledgehammer is quite possibly one…
‘Killer Klowns from Outer Space’ is a fun, campy flick
‘While juggling aspects of comedy, science fiction, and horror, Killer Klowns provides a thoroughly entertaining experience.’ Killer Klowns from Outer Space Written by the Chiodos…
‘Putney Swope’ – hilarious, acerbic, and completely at ease with its level of production value
Putney Swope Directed by Robert Downey United States, 1969 Don’t you wish there were more films like Putney Swope? It’s William Klein meets Melvin…
‘Attack The Block’ lives up to the hype
Attack the Block Directed by Joe Cornish Written by Joe Cornish 2011, UK Attack The Block tells the story of a gang of South London…
‘Stake Land’ – absorbing, and sort of moving, and quite scary…
Stake Land Directed by Jim Mickle Screenplay by Nick Damici and Jim Mickle 2010, USA Horror films, despite their divisiveness, are uncannily successful as time…
‘Scream 4′ is bloodier, smarter, better and just plain scarier than all three before it
Scream 4 Directed by Wes Craven Screenplay by Kevin Williamson 2011, USA This isn’t a comedy, this is a horror movie. People live, People die,…
‘Insidious’ is great fun
Insidious Directed by James Wan 2010, United States, 102 mins. Insidious is great fun and proof that you can make a PG-13 horror movie that…
SXSW 2011: ’13 Assassins’
13 Assassin Directed by Takashi Milke Written by Daisuke Tengan Based on a screenplay by Kaneo Ikegami If you’ve seen any of Takashi Miike’s thousand-or-so…
‘Hobo With A Shotgun’ – steeped in the aesthetics of vintage exploitation movies
- Hobo With A Shotgun Directed by Jason Eisener Written by John Davies 2011, Canada The winning entry of the 2007 Grindhouse faux Trailer Contest…
