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Abertoir

10 November – 15 October 2015

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Abertoir celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2015, a big occasion for a festival that started out very small indeed. It's always punched above its weight with the quality of film content and guests it's brought in, and this year was no different, with a veritable feast of fright for fans to enjoy. There was a retrospective looking at Vincent Price's Anglophile work, some great new Japanese content and, alongside the films, episodes of TV series Attack On Titan and Danger 5. Guests of honour included Victoria Price (daughter of the great Vincent), composer Fabio Frizzi, actor/director Steve Oram and playwright Robert Lloyd Parry.

The festival ran from November 10 to 15.

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  • They Look Like People
    Review preview for They Look Like People

    A remarkable first film.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A man staying with a friend he hasn't seen for years receives a call, in the wee small hours, telling him to prepare for war, leave the city and beware of infection. Should he protect his friend from the impending apocalypse, or from himself?
  • Francesca
    Review preview for Francesca

    The stunning visuals - beautifully shot in a whirl of rich colours and edited together with feverish energy - easily overwhelm the plot, as does the pounding, vibrant score.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Is a series of grisly murders connected to the death of a young girl 15 years ago?
  • Bone Tomahawk
    Review preview for Bone Tomahawk

    Brutally effective in what it does overall, which is fuse western and horror tropes to create a slow-burning, visceral experience that, although not flawless, should ensure fans of both genres are satisfied.

    Owen Van Spall · 4 out of 5
    Four men set out in the Wild West to rescue a group of captives from cannibalistic cave dwellers.
  • The Witch
    Review preview for The Witch

    Eggers draws fully on the iconography of the period, the muted greys and greens of the landscape captured by cinematographer Jarin Blaschkee broken only by repeated flashes of cardinal red, bringing with it the suggestion of cardinal sin.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A family of New England settlers find their faith tested when their son disappears... possibly snatched by something evil in the woods.
  • Aaaaaaaah!
    Review preview for Aaaaaaaah!

    Aaaaaaaah! is a beautifully crafted piece of work masquerading as an ethnological study made by chimpanzees.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    Alpha Male Smith and his Beta, Keith, move to take over a local community. They hook up with restless Female, Denise, igniting a deadly feud in which emotions run high and deep-seated grudges resurface amongst the tribe. Are we not men?
  • Tales Of Halloween
    Review preview for Tales Of Halloween

    A great film to watch with horror-loving friends, to see who you can spot.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    An anthology of short horror tales set in a sleepy American suburb one Halloween night.
  • Rasputin: The Mad Monk
    Review preview for Rasputin: The Mad Monk

    Lee gives us a flavour of what it might have been like to encounter the man himself.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A wayward biopic of one of history's most astonishing and controversial figures.
  • The Descent
    Review preview for The Descent

    Effective and brilliantly crafted...

    Scott Macdonald · 5 out of 5
    Six girls on a caving expedition find they are not alone in the dark.

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