“Gate 2” has been a rarity for years and finally gets a very good re-release by Scream who treats us to a sequel that’s nothing like the original. That’s both a good and bad aspect for the film as Tibor Takacs returns to direct, and complete his story arc, while also advancing the mythology. With Stephen Dorff on to better pastures, we follow his more reluctant friend Terry, who is now all alone after his friend moved away with his big sister. With no one around to corroborate their adventures in a hell dimension, Terry is now a pariah. Anxious to re-open the gate properly this time, Terry is egged on by two local bullies to let them take part in the summoning, promising them wish fulfillment. Much to their surprise, they manage to trap one of the minions of the gate, and Terry keeps it, hoping to find out its secrets.
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Looking Glass (2018)
After moving to the desert location of the motel they have just bought, a couple finds that the previous owner has already vacated the premises without waiting for them. That small event is only the first in a series of increasingly strange events that go on in and around the motel.
Black Creek (2018)
As a brother and sister grieve their father’s passing, they head to his remote cabin to scatter his ashes. While there, something is attacking people in the woods nearby, something that may threaten them and their friends.
The Snowman (2017)
Watching “The Snowman” is like reading a second hand copy of a novel that’s had its pages ripped out five at a time by the previous owner. Once upon a time there was a coherent story here, and now there are just chunks of one. “The Snowman” is an incomplete botched piece of garbage, it’s the sign of a studio that just didn’t give a crap and a crew that had no choice but to work with what they were given. Tomas Alfredson can’t save what is an inexplicably difficult to follow and watch film that scatters pieces of a puzzle that are woefully incomplete and mixed up.
The Book of Birdie (2017) [Final Girls Berlin Film Festival 2018]
Birdie is sent to convent by a family member so they can take care of her and she may possibly become a nun in the future. During her stay odd and strange events happen to and around her.
Lyle (2014) [Final Girls Berlin Film Festival 2018]
Two young mothers move into their new place in Brooklyn, soon thereafter, their first born falls to her death. Riddled with guilt and grief, pregnant Leah attempts to make sense of things.
Entanglement (2018)
Ben thinks his life his over after the end of his marriage. As he looks for ways to die, he finds a way to move on.
Directed by Jason James and written by Jason Filiatrault, Entanglement is an odd comedy about a man trying to kill himself after the woman he loved cheated on him and left. His wanting to die leads him into therapy as one would expect but also on a quest after finding out he almost had an adoptive sister. While looking for her, more about him is shown and his character is developed as an oddball who is oddly relatable and who is trying to survive against his own judgment of himself. The character is attaching and he is one that annoys at first and eventually grows on the viewer. The way this is written and put on screen makes the character feel human while still a bit odd while the entirety of film has a very specific feel to it that is hard to pinpoint but works for the story at hand.