Posted on Sunday, January 22nd, 2017 by Ethan Anderton
We could have an argument all day about whether it’s more difficult to create a multi-million dollar, visual effects spectacular blockbuster or an independent film with a budget that is spread too thin. But there’s something extremely impressive about a high-concept sci-fi drama doing something so grand and ambitious with so few resources. Such is the case with the new film from
The One I Love director
Charlie McDowell.
The Discovery takes place in a world where Dr. Thomas Harber (
Robert Redford) has proved that an afterlife exists. This revelation has prompted a huge increase in suicide in the two years since his historic finding, over four million and counting, with more being added everyday as people “celebrate” the anniversary of the discovery. The premise itself is intriguing enough, but this is just the beginning of the remarkable, fascinating, thought-provoking indie sci-fi film.
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Posted on Thursday, June 3rd, 2021 by Chris Evangelista
The Amusement Parkis technically not a horror film, but it might just be the most disturbing, scariest thing
George A. Romero ever directed. Romero became renowned for his iconic
Night of the Living Dead, but it often felt like we took the filmmaker – who died in 2017 – for granted. He remained a true outsider for the majority of his career, and we lost something special when he shuffled off this mortal coil.
The Amusement Park, an educational film Romero helmed in 1973 that is only now seeing the light of day, is a perfect illustration of Romero’s talent – and his dark, cynical worldview. Here, he turns what could’ve been a forgotten bit of industrial filmmaking into something shocking, surreal, and altogether upsetting. It’s the work of a master who has been handed next to nothing and still managed to create a singular work of art.
Writer/director duo David Charbonier and
Justin Powell know how to get straight to the point without extracting any key elements that comprise an entertaining horror film. Their debut film
The Boy Behind the Door was a terrifying and realistic depiction of friendship withstanding a traumatic childhood abduction. This year, the talented pair push the envelope with their sophomore film,
The Djinn, by exploring guilt and familial love through a supernatural framework.
Primarily known as a genie, a djinn is an otherworldly creature that grants wishes to whomever awakens the vengeful spirit. However, the road to Hell is paved with good intentions and a djinn tends to be a nefarious trickster. Many genre fans will remember this folklore from the
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