How will Benny, the vengeful stuffed animal and star of the upcoming horror-comedy
Benny Loves You, live up to the long, bloody legacy of killer dolls? Forget Chucky, you’ve got Talking Tina on
The Twilight Zone, the Zuni Doll in
Trilogy of Terror, the ventriloquist dummies of
Dead Silence, and more. Well, Benny shows some promise in a new
Benny Loves You clip, which /Film is debuting here today. Watch the clip below.
Exclusive Benny Loves You Clip
Toy Story 2 showed us the devastating emotional consequences of throwing away our beloved childhood toys. But
Benny Loves You shows a deadlier side to this time-honored tradition of growing up. In
The wee societal health crisis we had for the last 14 months or so may have forcibly slowed many arts organizations down, in some unfortunate cases killing them off outright. But SF Indiefest has only sped up, the many film/video showcases under its umbrella not just going forward as usual (albeit in online form), but adding additional events, plus one brand-new festival (the just-finished Livable Planet).
This weekend brings yet more where all that came from in the form of
, a second edition of this adjunct to Another Hole in the Head, Indiefest’s usual place for genre-oriented content.
Last year’s first Warped Dimension was billed as the first-ever film festival presented entirely on the Zoom, meaning it was streamed live (rather than its content being available throughout a longer window of time). This three-day sophomore session offers independent horror, sci-fi, fantasy, action-adventure, thrillers, comedy, animation, experimental, music video and documentary titles,
Every Sci-Fi, Horror and Fantasy Movie Coming To Australia In Winter
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From the post-apocalypse to the moon, there s a lot of places to be whisked away to this summer. (Image: Paramount, Warner Bros, A24, Marvel Studios, and Netflix)
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We feel like Janine in
Ghostbusters, except instead of screaming “We got one!” it’s “Winter movies in Australia! Movies are back!”
Benny Loves You Review: Killer-Toy Horror Comedy Feels Like a Knockoff
Unlike the toy of its title, the film never quite comes to life.
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Director: Karl Holt
With: Karl Holt, Jennifer Healy, Bella Munday, George Collie, James Parsons, Lydia Hourihan, Greg Page, Catriona Mcdonald, Greg Barnett, David Wayman, Anthony Styles, Darren Benedict, Claire Cartwright, Logan Murray.
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Whether it be actual toys or movies about them coming to life and killing people, they don’t make ’em like they used to. While the “Child’s Play” and “Puppet Master” franchises aren’t exactly rife with masterpieces, their pleasures are less guilty than those afforded by the genre’s latest installment: “Benny Loves You,” an English horror comedy liable to make audiences laugh far more than it scares them. Mostly, though, it just borders on boring. Aside from the murderous Benny himself, the film doesn’t add much to its
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From the post-apocalypse to the moon, there’s a lot of places to be whisked away to this summer.
Image: Paramount, Warner Bros, A24, Marvel Studios, and Netflix
We feel like Janine in
Ghostbusters, except instead of screaming “We got one!” it’s “Summer movies!”
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Yes, after basically a full year without movies in theaters, covid-19 vaccinations and health regulations have made it possible for some theaters to reopen that means it’s time for an actual summer movie season. Hollywood is dusting off the blockbuster films that were supposed to come out in 2020 and releasing them this year and the boom in home viewing means an equal amount of intriguing films are coming to various on-demand and streaming services over the next few months. It’s not the traditional summer movie season by a long shot, but it’s close and we’ll certainly take it.