Frightfest 2013 Review: THE HYPNOTIST, Cold Crime And Heated Tempers Collide

Posted: 24 Aug 2013 11:01 AM PDT

Swedish thiller The Hypnotist has some good pedigree behind it. It is based on a novel by Lars Kepler, one of the stars of the new wave of Scandinavian crime fiction; it's directed by Lasse Hallström, whose previous films include What's Eating Gilbert Grape and The Cider House Rules, and it's Sweden's official entry for the Oscars. Luckily, this pedigree shows in a substantial, tight film that takes its time unfolding and yet keeps tension alive. Police detective Joona Linna is investigating the triple murder of a family; one son, Josef, is in a coma, and one estranged daughter is missing. Unable to find any clues, he calls upon a disgraced hypnotist, Erik Bark, to try and get an answer from the comatose son. But...

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Fantasia 2013: Boozie Movies Reviews Clive Barker's HISTORY OF THE DEVIL

Posted: 24 Aug 2013 08:00 AM PDT

Streams have been crossed and worlds have collided because Boozie Movies has set out to review a theatrical live production with Title 66's presentation of Clive Barker's History of the Devil at the 2013 Fantasia International Film Festival. Whew. That was a mouthful. But really, what business does this drunken film critic have reviewing a play?While there are obvious similarities and overlapping characteristics between live theatre and cinema, they still remain two entirely different mediums and writing an intelligent, analytical, unbiased review of the previously mentioned play has become a daunting task for this stumbling writer. The guidelines a critic may follow when gauging a film's value as a piece of art, entertainment, and successful commercial commodity are null and void when being applied to...

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