Obscuriosities

Since I am in the process of moving, I happen to have no TV or internet in my house at the moment so in lieu of any form of entertainment, it's time for another edition of BULLET POINT REVIEWS. Some of these are going way back so my memory might be a little hazy, also I can't check any facts on-line so this is all popping off the top of my head but I'm going to plough on regardless. -Attack The Block Directorial début of Joe Cornish whom you may know from the Adam and Joe show on BBC 6 music or their late-night Channel 4 show from the 90s. Aliens attack a South London council estate Reminded me of an Amblin movie or a Joe Dante film from the 80s (massive compliment) Good mix of comedy and horror, some brilliantly quotable one-liners Some of the performances great, some a bit pants (to be expected from young first-timers I guess) -Pirates 4 You've probably seen this already since I think about 6 of the 7 billion people on earth did. Captain Jack is back, in search of the...

I'm psyching myself up for FrightFest 2011 already, so in preparation I thought I'd collect together all of my between-movie tweets from last year. Read them from bottom to top for chronological order. Heading to the Phoenix in a bit. Say hello if you see me. Tall guy with glasses. Sad #frightfest is over. See y'all next year!! » Video nasties doc/panel highly enjoyable, how could people go that bonkers? The Dead beautifully made but a bit underwhelming. #frightfest » The Loved Ones a unique and hilarious take on the 'torture porn' subgenre. A good day at #frightfest » Buried is fantastic. One of the best of the fest. Tense, claustrophobic as hell and shot like an action film. Highly recommended.#frightfest » This RT @Meanbobs:Damned by Dawn showed promise for about 15 mins before suffocating it with a plethora of school disco effects. #frightfest » The Pack was original, average. short films a good laugh (papa wrestling + rise of the app...