Exterminate all rational thought.
That is the conclusion I have come to.
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Red White & Blue 2010
The Red White & Blue of the title may be a reference to the Texan flag or the star-spangled banner, both of which feature prominently outside the house of Franki. As I don't feel the film is making any comment on Texan identity specifically, the latter is probably more likely. The fact that the primary focus is on psychopathic former interrogator Nate, whose 'honorable discharge' from the military is shrouded in mystery, points to a possible critique of US foreign policy…
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 2019
Yeah, it's not very good is it, in the cold light of day? Competently constructed, the way a new car off the assembly line is, but the heart and soul of Star Wars has been sucked out, replaced by bland corporatism, cinematic blue milk, design by safety committee. Say what you want about the prequels - and I have - but at least there was an auteur behind them. This feels like it was conceptualized by a bunch of protocol…
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Possum 2018
Darkly oblique, low key character study of a damaged mind. Philip is a puppeteer by profession, who is forced to return to his childhood home following his disgrace at his last paying gig. He terrified the kids with his puppet, a macabre arachnid creation with a blank head resembling his own. This is Possum, an alter ego which has haunted him since entering his life in childhood, preventing him from becoming a functioning adult.
Scored by a brooding collection of…
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The Sadness 2021
Bloody, brutal, tasteless... fucking loved it obviously. THAT's what I call a pandemic film. THAT'S the way you close out a festival. Shades of Cat III gnarliness in all the glorious practical effects, lunatic grins and dismembered body parts. For anyone who thought Busan was good but too sentimental, this is your jam. First time director Rob Jabbaz, you hit it out the park my man. A proper horror film for proper horror fans.
And that brings FrightFest 2021 to…
