FRIED BARRY *** South Africa 2020 Dir: Ryan Kruger. 96 mins Waking one morning after a bender, Barry (Gary Green) is quite alarmed at the notion that he can’t remember the night before which his family assumes is nothing out of the ordinary. Still, being plagued by bad dreams and…
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RAVAGE ** USA 2019 Dir: Teddy Grennan. 77 mins After escaping a harrowing confrontation, photographer Harper Sykes (Annabelle Dexter-Jones) lies in bed talking to Superintendent Slayton (Michael Weaver) about what led her there. Regaling the story about her latest assignment documenting nature in the area, she ends up stumbling across…
STRAY **** Russia 2019 Dir: Olga Gorodetskaya. 90 mins The ‘Evil Child’ subgenre is alive and well in the horror film. Unfortunately, we may see more real cases as the pandemic rages, taking a toll on the well-being of the young. Obviously, not to the extent of this film; however,…
Devastated by a sudden break-up, young actress Maddie (Scout Taylor-Compton) needs a getaway from campus to help mend her broken heart. Her best friend lands her a role in the student slasher flick shooting this weekend at a camp deep in the Virginia forest. It’s the perfect place to unwind,…
UNDER THE SHADOW **** UK / Qatar / Jordan / Iran 2016 Dir: Babak Anvari. 87 mins A multi-layered horror film with a unique cultural / political backdrop: Tehran during the seemingly endless Iran-Iraq war of the 1980’s, where residents of an apartment block live in constant fear of an…