‘The Diabolical’ aspires to rise above genre conventions
The Diabolical offers slick visuals, a killer score, and a genre-bending script that make for a film that is often more ambitious than entertaining.
Haunted House
Toronto After Dark Summer Screening: ‘The Pact’ an insidious exercise in atmosphere
The Pact Directed by Nicholas McCarthy Written by Nicholas McCarthy USA, 2012 Chances are, you’ve probably seen a film like The Pact. But, conversely, chances are you’ve never seen it done quite like this. Although bereft of groundbreaking originality or genre epiphanies, Nicholas McCarthy’s modern take on the haunted house horror picture manages to use …
Session 9
Although Brad Anderson’s career as a feature-film director spans less than a decade, the American director has consistently satisfied audiences with his own peculiar brand of supernatural tales. Happy Accidents, Session 9, The Machinist and Transsiberian all have their own following by people who enjoy an alternative to the mainstream “thrillers” we’ve been inundated with …