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Abertoir 2015

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19 films · 8 reviews

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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?

(Country: UK; Year: 2015; Director: Steve Oram; Writer: Steve Oram; Stars: Steve Oram, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Toyah Willcox, Noah Fielding, Julian Barratt)

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The Abominable Dr Phibes

The disfigured survivor of a car crash uses the ten plagues of Egypt as inspiration when murdering those he blames for his wife's death.

(Country: UK; Year: 1971; Director: Robert Fuest; Stars: Vincent Price, Joseph Cotten, Hugh Griffith, Terry-Thomas, Virginia North)

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.

(Country: US; Year: 2015; Director: S Craig Zahler; Writer: S Craig Zahler; Stars: Sean Young, Kurt Russell, Patrick Wilson, Lili Simmons, Matthew Fox, Michael Paré, David Arquette, Kathryn Morris, Sid Haig, Richard Jenkins, Jamie Hector, Geno Segers, James Tolkan, Eddie Spears, Zahn McClarnon)

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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.

(Country: UK; Year: 2005; Director: Neil Marshall; Writer: Neil Marshall; Stars: Shauna Macdonald, Natalie Jackson Mendoza, MyAnna Buring, Nora-Jane Noone, Molly Kayll, Alex Reid, Craig Conway, Saskia Mulder, Oliver Milburn, Stephen Lamb)

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Deadman Inferno

A yakuza boss just released from prison sets out to try and save his daughter, who is stranded on an island full of zombies.

(Country: Japan; Year: 2015; Director: Hiroshi Shinagawa; Stars: Shô Aikawa, Yûichi Kimura, Hideo Nakano, Kunihiro Kawashima, Red Rice, Erina Mizuno, Sawa Suzuki)

Dr Phibes Rises Again

Dr Phibes awakens in his tomb and sets out in search of n ancient papyrus that could help him resurrect his wife.

(Country: UK; Year: 1972; Director: Robert Fuest; Stars: Vincent Price, Robert Quarry, Peter Cushing, Beryl Reid, Terry-Thomas)

Fatal Frame

After the most popular girl in a boarding school locks herself away, other girls start disappearing.

(Country: Japan; Year: 2014; Director: Mari Asato; Stars: Aoi Morikawa, Ayami Nakajô)

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?

(Country: Argentina; Year: 2015; Director: Luciano Onetti; Writer: Luciano Onetti, Nicolás Onetti; Stars: Raul Gederlini, Silvina Grippaldi, Luis Emilio Rodriguez, Gustavo D'Alessandro)

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Hollow

After a drowned girl mysteriously reappears, her sister tries to find out what's going on.

(Country: Vietnam; Year: 2014; Director: Ham Tran; Stars: Nguyen Hong An, Lam Thanh My, Ngoc Hiep Nguyen, Bao Son Tran)

The Invitation

Sinister goings on at a dinner party.

(Country: US; Year: 2015; Director: Karyn Kusama; Writer: Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi, Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi, Matt Manfredi; Stars: Michiel Huisman, Logan Marshall-Green, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Mike Doyle, John Carroll Lynch, Tammy Blanchard, Lindsay Burdge, Marieh Delfino, Toby Huss, Michelle Krusiec, Karl Yune, Aiden Lovekamp, Jordi Vilasuso, Danielle Camastra, Trish Gates)

Profondo Rosso (Deep Red)

The witness to a murder teams up with a journalist to try and uncover the killer in this heavily stylised giallo.

(Country: Italy; Year: 1975; Director: Dario Argento; Writer: Dario Argento, Bernardino Zapponi; Stars: David Hemmings, Daria Nicolodi, Gabriele Lavia)

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.

(Country: UK; Year: 1966; Director: Don Sharp; Writer: Anthony Hinds; Stars: Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelley, Richard Pasco, Francis Matthews, Renée Asherson, Dinsdale Landen, Suzan Farmer)

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Robbery

A down-on-his-luck guy sees things go from bad to worse in his new job as a cashier.

(Country: Hong Kong; Year: 2015; Director: Fire Lee; Stars: Derek Tsang, J.Arie, Lam Suet, Feng Tsui Fan, Philip Keung, Anita Chui)

Scream And Scream Again

Detectives investigate a series of murders in which bodies are found drained of blood.

(Country: UK; Year: 1970; Director: Gordon Hessler; Stars: Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing)

Sensoria

A lonely woman trying to rebuild her life moves into an apartment building whose inhabitants have a dark secret.

(Country: Sweden; Year: 2015; Director: Christian Hallman; Stars: Lanna Ohlsson, Norah Andersen, Alida Morberg, Boel Larsson)

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.

(Country: US; Year: 2015; Director: Darren Lynn Bousman, Axelle Carolyn, Adam Gierasch, Andrew Kasch, Neil Marshall, Lucky McKee, Mike Mendez, Dave Parker, Ryan Schifrin, John Skipp , Paul Solet; Writer: Axelle Carolyn, Andrew Kasch, Neil Marshall, Lucky McKee, Mike Mendez, Dave Parker, Ryan Schifrin, Clint Sears, John Skipp; Stars: Lin Shaye, Pollyanna McIntosh, John Landis, Adrienne Barbeau, Greg Grunberg)

Full review See: Interview with Pollyanna McIntosh about Tales Of Halloween

The Ninja War Of Torakage

A ninja couple go in search of the missing piece from a treasure map in order to try and save their kidnapped son.

(Country: Japan; Year: 2015; Director: Yoshihiro Nishimura; Stars: Takumi Saitô, Eihi Shiina, Yuria Haga, Nana Seino, Maki Mizui)

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?

(Country: US; Year: 2015; Director: Perry Blackshear; Writer: Perry Blackshear; Stars: MacLeod Andrews, Evan Dumouchel, Margaret Ying Drake, Elena Greenlee, Mick Casale)

Full review See: Interview with Perry Blackshear about They Look Like People

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.

(Country: Canada, US; Year: 2015; Director: Robert Eggers; Writer: Robert Eggers; Stars: Anya Taylor Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Harvey Scrimshaw, Lucas Dawson, Ellie Grainger)

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