Hiatus

Sorry guys, I won't be doing reviews for a while. I just don't have the time to dedicate to everything I want to do. If you're interested in what I'm doing instead, check out ZGcreations.com

Currently, Reel Creepy is on hiatus.

Cosmopolis

Directed by David Cronenberg
Written by David Cronenberg, Don Lelillo
Starring Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, and Sarah Gadon

Riding across Manhattan in a stretch limo in order to get a haircut, a 28-year-old billionaire asset manager's day devolves into an odyssey with a cast of characters that start to tear his world apart.

Texas Chainsaw 3D

Directed by Frank Luessenhop
Written by Adam Marcus, Debra Sullivan, Kristen Elms, and Stephen Susco
Starring Alexandra Daddario, Tania Raymonde, and Scott Eastwood

A young woman travels to Texas to collect an inheritance; little does she know that an encounter with a chainsaw-wielding killer is part of the reward.

Evil Dead REDBAND trailer

This trailer has been floating around for a little while, now. I shared it over on my tumblr page (which you should follow by clicking here). It's not the first trailer we've seen, but it's the one that definitely hooked me. Check it out before I start to ramble about it.



Now I will fully admit that I was one of the naysayers back when this was first announced, with my only caveat being that if they took the same basic plot and did it in a way that was actually frightening and disturbing then it might be ok, since the original was trying to do that but really just ended being enjoyably campy instead. That, and NOBODY can be Ash besides Bruce Campbell (and maybe that one girl from Mass Effect).

That being said, it seems like the filmmakers thought the exact same thing, because that's what they're doing. They're making an Evil Dead movie that's violent, disturbing, and SCARY (yeah yeah, that's subjective but you get what I mean). This trailer hit the nail on the head. It's got enough reverence for the original to keep fans happy, but done in a totally different way, and done in conjunction with a lot of new, creative, and disturbing things.

The thing that really makes me happy to see is everything with the girl in the cellar, especially when she begins to sing that song from the original. THAT completely captured the spirit of The Evil Dead. Awesome.

If you're interested in reading more about this film, a friend of mine did a set visit for Shock Till You Drop that you might want to check out.

Click HERE to read all about it.

Indie Film Recommendations 2012

I'm trying something a bit different this year. I wanted to highlight some smaller films that might not have made my top 10 list, but I still feel that there's enough creativity and merit in each of these that they deserve the chance to be seen.

And if you want to see some more in-depth thoughts, click here for a playlist of my reviews of the movies mentioned