Review: Smother
30/03/2023 - Achmed Abdel-Salam skilfully plays with genre-film tropes in his sure-handed debut about a recovering alcoholic
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30/03/2023 - Achmed Abdel-Salam skilfully plays with genre-film tropes in his sure-handed debut about a recovering alcoholic
Sometimes, we create our own horrors. Smother--a new Austrian horror feature from Glitter and Doom Film Productions--has been acquired by Picture Tree
Over the years, there have been many attempts by filmmakers to put a comedic spin on the traditional vampire mythos that have been lackluster at best. Oh sure, sometimes an inspired one comes along, like Roman Polanski’s weirdo cult favorite “The Fearless Vampire Killers” or the hilarious recent effort “What We Do in the Shadows,” but more often than not, they tend to lean towards the lame and easily forgettable likes of “Love at First Bite,” “Once Bitten” or “Bloodsucking Bastards.” Even a comedy legend like Mel Brooks couldn’t pull the vampire comedy thing off when h...