This year's installment of the annual horror festival, held each year in New Orleans, offered everything from creepy German resorts to journeys into the dark web to a legendary singer/songwriter.
Arcadian was the most disappointing due to its reliance on CG monsters in the dark and then the general confusion about what the creatures were outside of the “machine gun” jaw snaps and the one shot of a creature casually digesting someone’s parent. The director’s entire catalog is based on his visual effects and it was just constantly obscured here (though the “wheel” moments were neat).
Appreciate this report from what sounds like an exciting festival. Between I SAW THE TV GLOW, ABIGAIL and CUCKOO, this is one of my most-anticipated years for horror releases.
Well I guess I know what festival to prioritize next year... To hell with mardi gras! I'm coming for the Overlook.
I’ve been looking forward to IN A VIOLENT NATURE ever since I first heard about it, so I hope I get better mileage out of it than you did.
Beyond that, this is beginning to look like Dan Stevens’s year — at least as far as genre fare is concerned — and I say good for him.
Arcadian was the most disappointing due to its reliance on CG monsters in the dark and then the general confusion about what the creatures were outside of the “machine gun” jaw snaps and the one shot of a creature casually digesting someone’s parent. The director’s entire catalog is based on his visual effects and it was just constantly obscured here (though the “wheel” moments were neat).
Appreciate this report from what sounds like an exciting festival. Between I SAW THE TV GLOW, ABIGAIL and CUCKOO, this is one of my most-anticipated years for horror releases.
Love coverage like this. Nothing substantial to add but excited for a number of new films I hadn't yet heard about. Thanks!