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15 Best Horror Films of 2013
Any regular readers of Sound On Sight, or listeners of our Sordid Cinema podcast, should know that I am a huge fan of horror films. I recently published a 75 000 + word article counting down the 100 greatest horror films ever made – and every year, I whip a list of the best horror […] More
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‘Big Bad Wolves’, the Israeli thriller that’s been praised by Tarantino, releases a new trailer
One of the movies that has been making waves on the festival circuit over the past year has been Big Bad Wolves. The second feature from writing and directing duo Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado, however, received a huge boost earlier in the year when renowned American filmmaker Quentin Tarantino put the film at the […] More
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TADFF 2013 Days 7 and 8 Reviews: ‘Willow Creek’, ‘Cheap Thrills’, and ‘Big Bad Wolves’
Willow Creek Written and directed by Bobcat Goldthwait USA, 2013 While trying to document and find evidence of the mythical Bigfoot, believer Jim (Bryce Johnson) and his skeptical girlfriend Kelly (Alexie Gilmore) arrive at Willow Creek, near where the famous Patterson-Gimlin film was originally shot. Despite the many warnings from locals to stay away, the […] More
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Film4 Frightfest – Day 5: ‘We Are What We Are’ and ‘Big Bad Wolves’ lay the competition to rest
“We didn’t want things jumping out at you. We wanted you to feel immersed, as if you were inside the scene.” Director Blair Erickson can only be referring to 3D; unlike many lazily post-converted blockbusters, his Banshee Chapter was filmed entirely in stereoscopic 3D, a conscious choice from the outset of the film’s production and a risky experiment for something so low budget. More
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Fantasia Film Festival 2013: ‘Big Bad Wolves’ is a smart, top class psychological thriller
Conviction is both an extraordinarily beneficial and destructive quality a person can espouse. One can find an unshakeable energy in conviction to drive them through a sea of challenges and persecution in order to fight for what they believe is right. On the other end of the spectrum a person’s staunch conviction can encourage them to employ extreme methods to prove a point in the face of defiance. The writing and directing duo of Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado return for their second effort after 2010’s Rabies with Big Bad Wolves, a film in which various characters’ convictions regarding a murder suspect’s culpability is severely tested. More
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Wide World of Horror: Israel’s ‘Rabies’
Kalevet (Rabies) Written by Aharon Keshales & Navot Papushado Directed by Aharon Keshales & Navot Papushado Israel, 2010 Horror is a genre that. perhaps more than any other, loves its tropes. Sure, one could levy the same barb against the romantic comedy genre or the action genre. But, the horror genre wears its tropes on […] More
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Fantasia 2011: ‘Rabies’, Israel’s first horror film
Rabies aka Kalevet Directed and Written by Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado Israel, 2010 Fantasia imdb “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference” -Robert Frost A car filled with four young and lost tennis players; a brother and sister running […] More