A Lobster Tale (2006)
Jan 17, 2010Magical Realism/Miracle Healing Moss
Set in a nowhere New England town where fisherman Colm Meaney discovers a moss with miracle-healing properties. Sort of a Magical Realist version of The Shipping News
Keir Gilchrist
Delete (2013)
Jan 20, 2015Artificial Intelligence Amok
The return of the talented Steve Barron after a decade's absence in a film that was shot in my own backyard (literally). Disappointingly, all we get is a work that unimaginatively rehashes cliches about amok A.I.s
It Follows (2014)
Oct 1, 2014Sexually Transmitted Phantom
Undeniably effective horror about a deadly shapeshifting phantom that gets passed by sexual contact. Imagine Ring by way of a Larry Clark film. This creates rather good unsettlingly uncanny atmosphere
Dark Summer (2015)
Jan 15, 2016Teen Confined on Home Detention in a Haunted Home
Director Paul Solet made an incredibly creepy debut film Grace. His follow-up has Keir Gilchrist imprisoned on home detention with an ankle bracelet only to find the house is haunted
Tales of Halloween (2015)
Dec 14, 2015Anthology of Halloween Horror Stories
An anthology of Halloween-themed horror tales, all from different genre directors, including some interesting high-profile names. The results are uneven with the film providing a couple of amusing segments but nothing truly standout
Heartthrob (2017)
Apr 15, 2018Stalker Film
Film about a high-school stalker from Chris Sivertson, who breathes life into the cliches and has good central performances on hand to make the familiar plot seem fresh