Review by Nia Edwards-Behi Astron-6 are modern genre filmmaking’s renaissance men, writing, directing, editing, SFXing and scoring their immensely popular short films and their first two features, Manborg and Father’s Day. All their films demonstrate a love for the golden era of the VHS, as much children of the early 1990s as the 1980s, which […]
Review by Quin A large percentage of found footage film reviews start the same way. I’ve been guilty of perpetuating this format before, but I intend to either stop the cycle right now, or just cleverly disguise it. It seems there always has to be this overblown proclamation of how many of these types of […]
Review by Svetlana Fedotov Just in time for Halloween, Book of Life has charged into theaters this past couple of weeks to the delight of kids and animation geeks everywhere. Beautifully designed to embrace that ever-so-festive Mexican Day of the Dead vibe, this little bit of kiddie-sedation has received praise across the board for being […]
Review by Ben Bussey Stuart Simpson would appear to be a filmmaker for whom “start as you mean to go on” was never the maxim. After breaking through internationally with 2010’s gleefully trashy neo-grindhouse movie Monstro! (AKA El Monstro del Mar), the Australian indie director has taken a rather different path for his next movie […]
Review by Quin You may have either seen or read about a film released last year called Motivational Growth. It’s been covered here quite a bit on Brutal as Hell (see Ben and Karolina’s reviews). I have to admit that I still haven’t seen the film, but my reading up on it has been so […]
Review by Karolina Gruschka With having ‘Halloween’ in the film title and being released on the run up to this particular holiday, it would imply that what you get is a horror story set in front of a backdrop of Pagan shenanigans. However, while Grave Halloween has the element of solemn customs, remembering the dead […]
By Keri O’Shea Judging by the (albeit limited) filmography currently attributed to Manolito Motosierra, cannibalism seems to be his theme of choice. There’s his first film, Corpse Grinders 3, for one; I’m sticking my neck out here, but I’m guessing that the ‘somewhat peculiar family’ of 2012’s Jodidos Kabrones may be up to the same […]
Review by Nia Edwards-Behi I must confess, firstly, that I am not remotely familiar with the work of David Blyth, though he seems to be something of a cult filmmaker, for films such as Angel Mine (1978) and Death Warmed Over (1984). Sadly, this latest film hasn’t made me want to rush out and explore […]
Review by Quin Horror movies never begin with a good decision. If the newly wedded couple never moved into that creepy, old house that was such a good deal or if those kids never stopped at the gas station to get directions from the old man, we would have a lot less scary movies in […]
By Tristan Bishop OK, It’s a fair cop, I admit it – I rather enjoyed Seed (2007). I watched it when I was in the mood for something nasty and nihilistic and boy did it deliver. Yes, it wasn’t the classiest slasher film ever made, but it easily stands as one of the most grim […]
Review by Stephanie Scaife Alexandre Aja’s take on the Joe Hill novel Horns is a difficult sell and I imagine the reason it’s been floating around for so long is that it is a marketing department’s worst nightmare. The only way to describe it is as a realist magical murder mystery black comedy, and even […]