Category: GFF strand – FrightFest

A film about a vampire-hunter with an unintelligible Elvis drawl hunts a vampire chick in Transylvania. Running time was twice as long as it needed to be, maybe more.

Just walked home in the dark in knee-deep snow after pure shiting it at a horror movie at the GFT. That’s hardcore filmcore. Although not as hardcore as the GFF staff, some of whom slept overnight in the cinema so they could open – bravo! The director was supposed to be there since it was…

Well, that was one of the strangest experiences I’ve ever had in a cinema. Never seen a director heckle his own movie before. The guy was drunk and just shouted out “the miracle of life!” every 20 minutes throughout the duration of the film. It was like having a live, shitfaced DVD commentary on. The…

For what could be a very misogynistic film, since it essentially is about rape, it is in fact a character study of three women, and actually explores the psychological framework that would put and keep a woman in the position of aiding in the rape/murder of other women. In that way it’s more a movie…

A coming of age cannibal flick. Strong sister relationship at the centre of the story. Very good.

Fucking cool murder road movie. Keeps you going, good.

A film about an Albanian family in a blood feud with a witch. A bit like The Witch but modern day. Visually striking with a creepy vibe.

A film about a vintage clothing shop owner who goes off the rails when her husband has an affair. Overlong, slow and unfocused, but the main actress is actually great and gives a really good performance.

That film is a hot mess, top to toe. Far too much of nothing happens. There’s no tension, no reason to care about the characters, and the first half hour is just ass shots of bikini bottoms. Great concept, awful execution. 

A solid redneck chase movie. It was fine, but I just felt it needed to get there faster. There’s no reason this movie couldn’t be leaner, tighter. Not everything needs to be explained, repeated or in slow motion.