Synopsis: THE DIVERGENT SERIES: INSURGENT raises the stakes for Tris as she searches for allies and answers in the ruins of a futuristic Chicago. Tris and Four are now fugitives on the run, hunted by Jeanine, the leader of the power-hungry Erudite elite. Racing against time, they must find out what Tris’s family sacrificed their lives […]
‘It Follows’ Throws Back To The Teen Horrors Of Yesteryear – And It Scares The Hell Out Of You, Too
Synopsis: For 19-year-old Jay (Maika Monroe), the fall should be about school, boys and weekends at the lake. Yet after a seemingly innocent sexual encounter she suddenly finds herself plagued by nightmarish visions; she can’t shake the sensation that someone, or something, is following her. As the threat closes in, Jay and her friends must somehow […]
Cinema Fearité Presents ‘Suspended Animation’ – A Different Kind Of Cannibal Holocaust
When people think of horror movie villains, the first names that usually come to mind are Jason, Freddy, and Michael – a real boy’s club. Likewise, the last survivors tend to be women – Final Girls. When a skillful and innovative director flips the script and reverses the roles, the results can be especially creepy, […]
‘Timbuktu’ – An Important Film Whose Little Moments Are More Compelling Than Its Story
Synopsis: Not far from the ancient Malian city of Timbuktu, now ruled by the religious fundamentalists, proud cattle herder Kidane (Ibrahim Ahmed aka Pino) lives peacefully in the dunes with his wife Satima (Toulou Kiki), his daughter Toya (Layla Walet Mohamed), and Issan (Mehdi Ag Mohamed), their twelve-year-old shepherd. In town, the people suffer, powerless, from […]
‘Chappie’ Lacks Focus, And Not Even Fighting Robots Can Fully Save It
Synopsis: Every child comes into the world full of promise, and none more so than Chappie: he is gifted, special, a prodigy. Like any child, Chappie will come under the influence of his surroundings — some good, some bad — and he will rely on his heart and soul to find his way in the world […]