Tag: Slasher
Initiation
Despite some shortcomings, Initiation, particularly in the wake of #MeToo, should be applauded for tackling these issues with gravity.
The Wind
A highly enjoyable, atmospheric thriller that unfortunately tails off into a mere breeze instead of building into the raging, frenzied tempest it could have been.
Do You Trust Me?
Roger Spottiswoode’s Terror Train is an effective comment on social order, teaching that trust in our hierarchy is a dangerous assumption.
The Strangers: Prey At Night
Offering the same taut suspense as its predecessor, there is much to enjoy in this terrific exercise in nerve-wrecking tension.
Lake Bodom
Masterfully blends suspense with breakneck violence to produce what is perhaps one of the best teen slashers of the 21st century.
Some Kind of Hate
Beautifully filmed, with a bleak karmic mantra that makes for a frequently intense viewing experience.
Cub
For a first-time feature, Cub is a multi-faceted approach that proves too ambitious, let down by incomplete narrative.
Killer Mermaids
Coming from a confused premise, Killer Mermaids is an empty affair that lacks subplot and character arc.
Discopath
With its retro-sleaze appeal and synth score, it perfectly emulates the gritty atmospheres of exploitation shockers such as Maniac.
Stage Fright
A ludicrous blending of musical comedy with slasher flick that sets itself up as an over-the-top, camp romp, but sadly never quite nails it.
Camp Dread
Tries to pass itself off as self-aware, but in the end it is, disappointingly, a rather vacuous and plodding mess.
Hatchet 3
The body count is huge, the dialogue abysmal, the story perfunctory at best, yet the enthusiasm ensures it's never tiresome.
FrightFest: Hansel and Gretel – The 420 Witch
Incredibly fun with some fantastic gore, but falls just short of its own expectations.
Christmas Evil
A classic in its own unique way, embraced now for 30 years by those who savour off-beat films that foil expectations.
Some Guy Who Kills People
Wants to be a comedic horror film with hidden depths, but the horror is scarce and the humour largely average.
Stitches
Lacklustre, featuring little by way of horror or indeed comedy, relying on thinly spread visual gags over real thought.
The Watermen
A stalk-and-slash film with very little stalking or slashing, little happens until the inevitably contrived conclusion.
Rabies
The central story is drowned in subplot after subplot, red herrings running amok to the point of frustration.