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Abertoir 2016

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The Autopsy Of Jane Doe

Review preview for The Autopsy Of Jane Doe

Øvredal takes a handful of old tricks - a cheery song playing unexpectedly, lights blinking out in a corridor one by one, the tinkling of a bell - and uses them to chilling effect. The result is a film you really won't want to watch alone.

Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
Father and son coroners get more than they bargained for when they examine a cadaver.

(Country: UK; Year: 2016; Director: André Øvredal; Writer: Ian B Goldberg, Richard Naing; Stars: Ophelia Lovibond, Emile Hirsch, Brian Cox, Parker Sawyers, Michael McElhatton, Jane Perry, Olwen Catherine Kelly)

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Blood On Méliès' Moon

Can celebrated B-movie director Luigi Cozzi save the world from ultimate destruction with the help of his filmmaker pals?

(Country: Italy; Year: 2016; Director: Luigi Cozzi; Stars: Luigi Cozzi, Lamberto Bava, Barbara Magnolfi)

Creepy (Kurîpî: Itsuwari no rinjin)

Review preview for Creepy

To assume it's just another routine serial killer yarn is to miss the emotional subtlety and sharp analysis of contemporary Japanese mores that underlie the greater horror.

Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
An ex-cop is drawn into a missing persons case.

(Year: 2016; Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa; Writer: Chihiro Ikeda, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, based on the novel by Yutaka Maekawa; Stars: Hidetoshi Nishijima, Yûko Takeuchi, Toru Baba, Ryôko Fujino, Masahiro Higashide, Teruyuki Kagawa, Haruna Kawaguchi, Misaki Saisho, Takashi Sasano, Masahiro Toda)

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A Dark Song

Review preview for A Dark Song

Walker's performance as a woman mentally imprisoned by the strength of her own feelings is painful to watch, in a good way.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
A grieving mother sets out to contact her dead child.

(Country: Ireland, UK; Year: 2016; Director: Liam Gavin; Writer: Liam Gavin; Stars: Catherine Walker, Steve Oram, Mark Huberman, Susan Loughnane)

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Deadman Inferno: Tokyo Yakuza Apocalypse

Zomcom prequel.

(Country: Japan; Year: 2016; Director: Hiroshi Shinagawa; Stars: Shô Aikawa, Daisuke Miyagawa, Noemi Krapecz)

Dearest Sister (Nong Hak)

A girl goes to the city to help care for her cousin, who is going blind, only to discover that the woman can now communicate with spirits.

(Country: Laos; Year: 2016; Director: Mattie Do; Writer: Christopher Larsen; Stars: Amphaiphun Phommapunya, Vilouna Phetmany, Tambet Tuisk, Manivanh Boulom, Yannawoutthi Chanthalungsy, Maluly Chanthalangsy, Brandon Hashimoto, Naliphone Siviengxay, Douangmany Soliphanh, Maneevone Chanthalungsy, Danouphonh Chanthakoummane, Oudomphone Pholsena, Namsoke Xayluesa, Latsamy Inoudome, Sivin Simala)

Fantasticozzi

A feature-length documentary about the life and career of Italian director Luigi Cozzi and his obsession with science fiction and fantasy.

(Country: Brazil; Year: 2016; Director: Felipe M Guerra; Stars: Luigi Cozzi)

I Am Not A Serial Killer

Review preview for I Am Not A Serial Killer

I Am Not A Serial Killer strikes rhythmic beats with precision as the story progresses.

Paul Risker · 4 out of 5
A teenage sociopath tries to hunt down a killer.

(Country: Ireland, UK; Year: 2016; Director: Billy O'Brien; Writer: Christopher Hyde, Billy O'Brien, Dan Wells; Stars: Laura Fraser, Christopher Lloyd, Max Records, Karl Geary, Morgan Rysso, Matt Roy, Bruce Bohne, Tony Papenfuss, Lucy Lawton, Molly Gearen, Christina Baldwin, Emmylou Barden, William Todd-Jones, James Gaulke, A.R. Bjorklund)

Full review See: Interview with Billy O’Brien about I Am Not A Serial Killer

The Inerasable

A student discovers that the previous tenants of her apartment have all died in mysterious circumstances.

(Country: Japan; Year: 2016; Director: Yoshihiro Nakamura; Stars: Yuko Takeguchi, Ai Hashimoto, Kuranosuke Sasaki, Kentaro Sakaguchi, Kenichi Takitoh)

Karate Kill

When mysterious loner Kenji’s little sister goes missing in Los Angeles, whoever stands in his way of finding her will face the wrath of a never-seen-before lethal karate kill.

(Country: Japan; Year: 2016; Director: Kurando Mitsutake; Stars: Hayate, Asami, Mana Sakura)

The Love Witch

Review preview for The Love Witch

There is smoke, there is a cauldron, there is an altar of sorts and there is a not very Grand Wizard who looks like someone who has crawled out from inside a bin lorry.

Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
Sixties-style film sees a witch use spells to win the hearts of men.

(Country: US; Year: 2016; Director: Anna Biller; Writer: Anna Biller; Stars: Elle Evans, Jeffrey Vincent Parise, Samantha Robinson, Kaye L. Morris, Dani Lennon, Robert Michael Anderson, Lily Holleman, Ryan Poole, Gian Keys, Stephen Wozniak, Laura Waddell, Jennifer Ingrum, Giselle DaMier, Clive Ashborn, Jacob Peacock)

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Raw (Grave)

A girl from a family of vegetarians decides to eat raw meat for the first time with unexpected consequences.

(Country: France, Belgium; Year: 2016; Director: Julia Ducournau; Writer: Julia Ducournau; Stars: Garance Marillier, Ella Rumpf, Rabah Nait Oufella, Laurent Lucas, Bouli Lanners, Joana Preiss, Marion Vernoux, )

Sadako Vs Kayako

After reviving the evil spirits of Sadako and Kayako, two university students and a high school girl quickly realise the only way to outsmart these vengeful spirits hell-bent on haunting is to pit them head-to-head.

(Country: Japan; Year: 2016; Director: Kōji Shiraishi; Stars: Mizuki Yamamoto, Tina Tamashiro, Aimi Satsukawa)

The Unseen

A man who abandoned his family now risks everything to find his missing daughter, including exposing the secret that he is becoming invisible.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2016; Director: Geoff Rednapp; Stars: Aden Young, Camille Sullivan, Julia Sarah Stone, Ben Cotton, Eugene Lipinski)

The Void

Review preview for The Void

Gillespie and Kostanski's real talents become visible when it comes to the special effects work, and here the film excels.

Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
An officer helps a blood-soaked figure on the road but the trip to the hospital turns into a nightmare.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2016; Director: Jeremy Gillespie, Steven Kostanski; Writer: Jeremy Gillespie, Steven Kostanski; Stars: Ellen Wong, Kathleen Munroe, Kenneth Welsh, Stephanie Belding, Aaron Poole, Art Hindle, Daniel Fathers, Amy Groening, Trish Rainone, Evan Stern, Grace Munro, James Millington, Mik Byskov, Jason Detheridge, David Scott)

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The Wailing (Goksung, The Strangers)

Review preview for The Wailing

There is less concern here with logic than with mood.

Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
When a stranger arrives in a village, a sickness begins to spread.

(Country: South Korea; Year: 2016; Director: Na Hong-jin; Writer: Na Hong-jin ; Stars: Chun Woo-hee, Jo Han-Chul, Hwang Jeong-min, Jang So-yeon, JoHan-Cheol, Won Kwak Do )

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