Tag: Based on True Story

Dead Woman’s Hollow (2013) – By Baron Craze

December 1, 2020
Archived Reviews

Many times in the horror genre a film opens with the caption based on true events, and rarely is it true except with such films as Jack Thomas Smith’s Infliction [2014] and now director Libby McDermott’s Dead Woman’s Hollow. Libby’s film contains several underlying tones filtering through it, however presents more as a suspense film…

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Jackals (2017) – By Baron Craze

December 31, 2019
Film Reviews

The film uses the tiresome line “based on true events” something that gets used so often, it’s the equivalent of a car alarm going off it becomes ignored by the masses. It is implied to create fear and tension, however not always necessary if you use a group of cult members, they already have a…

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Playground (2016) – By Baron Craze

May 28, 2018
Film Reviews

Playground (Placzaba (original title)), co-written by Stanislaw Warwas and directed by Bartosz Kowalski, presents a bold piece of Polish cinema, while not excessive in blood or gore, does generate a disturbing storyline. One needs to note that the movie takes cues of a real-life tragedy from an infamous crime in England that occurred 25-years ago,…

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