FrightFest · 2011
11 films · 6 reviews
What it lacks in structural coherence, Atrocious makes up for in atmosphere.
(Country: Spain, Mexico; Year: 2010; Director: Fernando Barreda Luna; Writer: Fernando Barreda Luna; Stars: Rafael Amaya, Jose Masegosa, Chus Pereiro, Cristian Valencia) , Official site
(Country: Sweden; Year: 2011; Director: Sonny Laguna; Writer: Sonny Laguna, David Liljeblad, Tommy Wiklund; Stars: Hanna Oldenburg, Ralf Beck, Andreas Rylander, Elin Hugoson, Patrick Saxe) , Official site
Despite appealing leads and the subtle creepiness of the escalating phone-calls, director Matthew Parkhill can't make the pieces fit, leaving the audience hanging in frustration rather than in suspense.
(Country: Puerto Rico; Year: 2010; Director: Matthew Parkhill; Writer: Sergio Casci; Stars: Rachelle Lefevre, Stephen Moyer, Lorna Raver, Ed Quinn, Luis Guzmán)
(Country: UK; Year: 2011; Director: Sean Hogan; Writer: Sean Hogan; Stars: Billy Clarke, Jack Gordon, Jonathan Hansler, Harry Miller)
(Country: US, Japan; Year: 2010; Director: Adam Wingard; Writer: Simon Barrett; Stars: AJ Bowen, Amy Seimetz, Joe Swanberg, Brandon Carroll, Lane Hughes, Melissa Boatright, Steven Buehler, Jen Huemmer, Whitney Moore, Holly Voges, Michael J. Wilson)
A lethal little stab at a well-worn template.
(Country: Spain, France; Year: 2010; Director: Miguel Ángel Vivas; Writer: Javier García, Miguel Ángel Vivas; Stars: Guillermo Barrientos, Dritan Biba, Fernando Cayo, César Díaz, Martijn Kuiper, Manuela Vellés, Ana Wagener, Xoel Yáñez) , Official site
(Country: Spain; Year: 2010; Director: Ángel Agudo; Writer: Ángel Agudo; Stars: Mick Garris, Paul Naschy, Joe Dante, John Landis, Emilio A. Pina, Caroline Munro, Jorge Grau, Del Howison, José Antonio Pérez Giner, Ángel Luis De Diego, Antonio Mayans, Javier Aguirre, José Luis Alemán, Javier Botet, María José Cantudo) , Official site
Midnight Son is atypical, funny and intriguing.
(Country: US; Year: 2011; Director: Scott Leberecht; Writer: Scott Leberecht; Stars: Tracey Walter, Arlen Escarpeta, Larry Cedar, Juanita Jennings, Kevin McCorkle, Austin Mincks, Shawn-Caulin Young, Zak Kilberg, Maya Parish, Jo D. Jonz, Billy Louviere, Jeff Campbell, Tony Norris, Sarah Raeke, Jake McCorkle) , Official site
(Country: US; Year: 2011; Director: Emily Hagins; Writer: Emily Hagins; Stars: Devin Bonnée, Tina Rodriguez, Lauren Lee, Elaine Hurt, Santiago Dietche, Tony Vespe, Patrick Delgado, Lauren Vunderink, John Gholson, Sam Eidson, Bianca Barnett, Jessica Bradley, Don Daro, Amani DeHolton, Diana DeLaTorre) , Official site
The script is knowing, loving and amusingly toys with the genre.
(Country: Israel; Year: 2010; Director: Ahron Keshales, Navot Paposhaddo; Writer: Ahron Keshales, Navot Paposhaddo; Stars: Lior Ashkenazi, Ania Bukstein, Ofer Shechter, Yael Grobglas, Ran Danker, Menashe Noy, Danny Geva, Henry David, Liat Har Lev, Efrat Boimold, Yaron Motola, Efrat Rayten) , Official site
Won't set the box office alight but has plenty of atmosphere and imagination to commend it.
(Country: UK; Year: 2011; Director: Dan Turner; Writer: Jason Arnopp, based on the story by Dan Turner and Jason Arnopp; Stars: Grant Masters, Katie Flynn, Grahame Fox, Patrick Flynn, Jordan Pitt, James Capel)
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