The Friday Night Fright: The Last Horror Movie
Back in March I started Cinema Macabre over at Blogcritics, the idea being that some of the Blogcritics writers with a taste for the darker side of cinema could shout about their favourite genre flicks. The concept ran out of steam (or maybe that should be blood?) after only five “issues” with a lack of interest from most of the site’s writers being the main cause, but during its short existence Cinema Macabre served its purpose by highlighting some lesser known horror gems.
Which brings us to this weeks “Friday Night Fright”. The Last Horror Movie was featured in that first edition of Cinema Macabre (in fact it was my Brother Tony’s recommendation) and I made a point of picking up a copy. Now, just over eight months later, I’ve finally got around to watching it and I’m pleased to report that it’s every bit as good as Tony said it was.
The pseudo-documentary style film is a cheap way for filmmakers to get a project in front of the cameras but to do it convincingly requires a great deal of skill. Director Julian Richards makes it look easy, giving the film enough of a professional feel so that it doesn’t come across as some amateur dramatics project but still keeping it rough enough to make it seem real.
