Hot Picks
|
|
|
|
After an opening short about a woman's (Olivia Cugliari) encounter with
a ghost (Ali Shmaisani), we're introduced to Daniel (Connor Mcdonald), a
film school graduate who gradually comes to the realization that his
degree has so far gotten him nowhere ... until he meets a stranger (Steve
Kasan) who hires him on the spot to film his unscripted TV show. What the
stranger hasn't told Daniel of course that he's an alien hopping from
planet to planet to kill people - as entertainment for the TV audience
back home. And to make some money on the side, he even sells the flesh of
those he kills. Of course, Daniel is shocked at first - but he soon gets
into the groove of killing and becomes the stranger's more and more
willing partner in crime, enjoying it even. That is, until the stranger
figures he has exhausted good mother earth, entertainment-wise, and wants
to travel on - but not before making Daniel his last victim ... Stylistically,
this is a very authentic-looking throwback to shot-on-video movies of the
1980s, from poor picture and mediocre sound quality (including technical
glitches on both) to slightly wooden acting, and frankly that's a style
many are many are happy is gone now - but whether one likes the approach
or not, one has to hand it to filmmaker Brandon Espana that his movie
looks very close to the real thing and has the perfect retro vibes to it.
But the film's real saving grace is its story that beneath its somewhat
rough and rugged surface manages to marry its horror to biting satire that
shows quite some insight into the underbelly of media consumption, but all
without ever forgetting to entertain the audience. A fun one for sure. And
if this review has at all spiked your interest, you might want to purchase
the movie at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Ry-0_ZZDrG4cS_ReEw0gC8UkDdqvz1BSUW6WOtTH7as/
|
|
|
review © by Mike Haberfelner
|
Feeling lucky? Want to search any of my partnershops yourself for more, better results? (commissions earned) |
The links below will take you just there!!!
|
|
|
Thanks for watching !!!
|
|
|
Robots and rats,
demons and potholes, cuddly toys and shopping mall Santas,
love and death and everything in between,
Tales to Chill Your Bones to is all of that.
Tales to Chill Your Bones to -
a collection of short stories and mini-plays ranging from the horrific to the darkly humourous,
from the post-apocalyptic to the weirdly romantic,
tales that will give you a chill and maybe a chuckle,
all thought up by the twisted mind of screenwriter and film reviewer Michael Haberfelner.
Tales to Chill Your Bones to
the new anthology by Michael Haberfelner
Out now from Amazon!!! |
|