For anyone interested the final GFDF16 dogageddon count was 13 dog deaths. Good year for movies, bad year for dogs.
Month: February 2016
Anomalisa
So Anomalisa is awesome. Heartbreaking movie about falling in love and falling out of love and making a connection. Funny as anything too.
Time Out of Mind
Quietly dignified portrayal of a man disappearing into nothing as he’s pushed into the margins of society and homelessness. Very sparse dialogue, tight fractal shots through windows and doorways, as if the character only exists in the indifferent gazes of those around him, as he becomes an extra in the background of his own story.
Also there was a Q&A with Richard Gere afterward, and he seems like an awfully nice chap. He hugged a lady who called him hot. Made her day.
The Devil’s Candy
The Devil’s Candy is about a metalhead artist who does psychic paintings of the victims of the Satan-inspired serial killer coming for his daughter. Good soundtrack and solid villain, enjoyable.
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Having a blast!
Baskin
Baskin is fucking awesome! So beautiful, so horrific. Weird Turkish nightmare, brimming with religious and sexual horror. All the thumbs up!
The Other Side of the Door
Pretty to look at if very predictable. The Gatekeeper looks great as a monster.
SPL2
An overlong martial arts cop thriller about breaking a organ harvesting syndicate. Favourite scene was the guy running through a prison riot trying to get cell reception.
Southbound
Series of people find themselves on a Twilight Zone highway where they get trapped in a tale of horror. Ace soundtrack really adds to the creep factor.
FrightFest shorts
Just wanna say I thought the Frightfest shorts have been of an even higher standard than the features, really good selection. My favourites were KEEN-wah, about a vegan zombie finding love, and Portal to Hell!, Rowdy Roddy Piper’s last role as a janitor battling Cthulhu.
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