Do you remember last year when I did a big-ass reportage (in four parts no less) on the 1st Fright Nights Horrorant Film Festival? Yes, Greece’s sole annual and international Horror Film Festival. Well, what do you know, since then I became a columnist for their website. And what do you know; I am now a member of the Jury that will give the Short Films Awards!
Now that the 2nd edition of the festival has wrapped, I
present you the reviews of the features that I watched. I tried to watch as
much celluloid as I could, but not everything because first there were two
screens (running different films simultaneously) and then I am (still) a human
being. I think. Enjoy!
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Thursday 12th of March 2015
This day kicked off with last year’s award-grabbing The Battery (2012), and Les
Diaboliques (1955) which was part of the French Horror Special. On Screen 1
The Babadook (2014) was the official
opening film, while on Screen 2 people watched Phantasmagoria (2014). The night ended with Domo (2014) on Screen 2, but I was having a blast on Screen 1 the
film reviewed bellow.
Another (2014)
This is the first feature film by writer/director Jason Bognacki (he
made shorts previously) and it is about Jordyn [TV actress Paulie Redding] who
is the devil’s daughter, which works as having an alter ego which is sexier and
has more abilities.
The first half
is very much a film that if it was directed by Dario Argento it would now be
praised as a masterpiece. The second hand is more about the supernatural but in
such a dreamy fashion that Jess Franco would be proud. The finale is very Roger
Corman, and that can only be a good thing.