Following the reappearance of a childhood friend, 3 adults reconnect with this 4th and discover that they had long repressed. As the stakes change, they are forced to take on a Moroccan legend from their childhood.
Author Archives: Emilie Black
Masking Threshold (2021)
A man takes time off from work to do experiments on his own to figure out his hearing issue or at least reproduce something that he heard once. During these experiments, he goes deeper and deeper into his obsession and perhaps even a little more.
Yorkiethon 6
“We’re staying awake… so that they don’t get put to sleep.”
Gruss Vom Krampus
Photo by Emilie Black/EmyBPhto
Tonight is Krampusnacht, so why not celebrate with a film or two about the classic tale of what happens to bad little boys and girls. On Krampusnacht, or Krampus Night, a being known as Krampus goes to visit bad kids, taking them in his basket and giving them beatings with reeds. The tale has a few variations on the theme depending where you are in the world and who is telling. As such, it was ripe for the taking by horror filmmakers with, well, uneven results. That being said a couple of these come up head and shoulders above the rest. To be fair, an unholy number of Krampus films were watched recently, including everything from Krampus (by Michael Dougherty, Trick R Treat) to Mother Krampus and all the Krampus films that could be sequels to one another or independent that could be found on streaming.
Well, most of them, there is limit to the number of blah films one can watch. So which one should you look for and why?
Land of a Thousand Sorrows (2021)
In this documentary, the voyage and lives of men who were arrested in Canada and sent to Australia as punishment is explored along with what led to this and what happened afterwards.
Firstness (2021)
A non-binary kid and their father work on finding themselves and each other in the hopes of living a better, more connected life together. While the father dates, the child strikes up a friendship with a grown man that makes some people worry.
The Last Matinee (2020)
A young woman replaces her father as projectionist at the theater. As her evening advances, patrons trickle in and settle down for a film, including one patron with less than good intentions.