The Jaggers have done a fine job replicating vampire lore, but haven’t done anything new with it... It’s this sticking to convention that keeps CORBIN NASH from developing its own stellar disposition.
WILDLING is an engaging film that addresses its themes with a delicate touch, all the while delivering the savage goods to solidify it as one of the stronger horror movies of the year.
Paying blatant homage to films like Maniac, Bad Lieutenant and Taxi Driver, YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE starts off raw and mesmerizing but ends on a flaccid note.
In a time when the horror genre has evolved and movies like YOU’RE NEXT have elevated the home-invasion subcategory, it’s a definite disappointment that LET US PREY is nothing more than an above-average slasher with very little aspiration to be anything more.
This grisly homage to the Gold Room is grand, it is transfixing and it’s the newest addition to the Bearded Lady’s resume of top-tier horror events.
