Movies
Tasty body horror. A genre that isn't quite as common nowadays, maybe that's why Bite hasn't built up the reputation it deserves. I'd seen the poster before, but hadn't really heard anything else about it. It's a shame if you ask me, as it's one of the better films I've seen in the genre, even though it's not without faults. Three women go on a trip to Costa Rica for a bachelorette party. There, one of them gets bitten by a strange bug. They think nothing of it and return home, but after a while the wound begins to infect and a strange liquid oozes out. What follows is pretty gross and slimy, exactly what you want from a good body horror. Performances are quite bad, apart from Begovic whose monster is pretty creepy. The film is a little slow to start, but once the infection sets in the film become increasingly gruesome and repulsive. Effects and make-up are great and the finale is spot on. A pretty lovely genre film, Archibald's best so far.Read all
A basic but enjoyable horror film. There's not even an attempt to bring anything original to the table here. An evil spirit has taken hold of a girl, a medium needs to dig into her past to find out what's happening to her. Cue some jump scares and creepy-looking creatures, and there you have it. The build-up of the tension is proper, the budget was there, and there are some solid horror moments, but the film loses steam in the second half. Almost inevitably, I would say. Luckily, the film is short enough and the pacing is proper, so horror fans will still have a decent time with It Feeds.Read all
The Heretics starts off a little hesitant, but once we arrive in the cabin things get progressively better. The limited budget weighs on the film, luckily the effects are up to par and some smart lighting hides a lot of the film's imperfections. One for the core horror fans this one.
