Walkers’ feature film debut has proven that he has an eye and mind to create a twisted blend of comedy and horror with the latter providing better results. Being able to have something to say with both comes as an added bonus.
It's long past due for an enterprising filmmaker to hang a fictional narrative on the subject of alien hauntings, something that will wildly and popularly reimagine the entire horror genre. Director Dan Riddle’s THE LAST POSSESSION, alas, is not that movie.
It's astronomically bloodier than Tobe Hooper’s trendsetter, yet it never feels nearly as frightening.
Ambiguity and family trauma seep throughout the tense fabric of Ruth Paxton’s THE BANQUET.
Though there are moments of joy and terror, Lee Ann Kurr's film ultimately commits the cardinal teenage sin; it feels like it’s trying too hard.
