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The Sound Eye
(2022)

A deep, thought provoking film and extremely well made
I was fortunate to come across The Sound Eye through the lead actor Wassim Hawat.

After watching a trailer and hearing other good reviews around, I took the plunge and paid a mighty $7 (absolutely well spent) to watch this film.

I was really blown away by how confident the film is from the get go, It very cleverly takes its time to deliver character beats and story arcs as its own pace, deliberately without giving too much away and allowing the viewer to uncover some twists and turns with the main character Vincent (Wassim Hawat).

The Sound Eye is a solid film delving deep into faith, morality, retribution and revenge, love, betrayal, fate, acceptance, loss and the ability of one's self to move on. And recover from personal trauma

I was particularly blown away by Wassim Hawat's performance, stealing the show with his wide range of emotions. There was a particular scene between his character Vincent and Gloiria (Shakila Zab) where you can truly see the happiness in Vincent's eyes and how head over heels (quite literally at one point) he is with this woman.

The Sound Eye is an extremely solid film with some deep meanings well worth discovering.

Highly recommended for fans of independent cinema with a psychological twist.

Closet Monster
(2023)

Dustin Ferguson's Magnum opus.
Closet Monster is the spiritual sequel to Dustin's Beyond the Gates of Hell. It's also part of the second Grindhouse double feature collection, and I do recommend watching those other films first (Liza Warden From Hell, Beyond, Liza Palace of Pleasure and Pain) and watching this film after (as intended I believe).

Closet Monster gripped me from the very beginning with it's mature tone and interesting plot.

Veronica (Alana Dro), is a psychic who has the ability to see murders before they happen and help catch serial killers.

Without spoiling too much, this turns into a deep, personal character study once an enigmatic creature that lurks within her closet gains control of her thoughts and dreams.

Alana Dro really did amazing here, she has this really sweet vibe about her that really helped make the character of Veronica more convincing and relatable.

Joshua Palace's score here is the best I have heard from him so far, ever since watching this film, I became a huge fan of his, especially after realising he had also scored the other films in the Grindhouse Double Features (1 and 2) and he also did the amazing theme from Dustin's Hell of the Screaming Undead.

Closet Monster had me hooked from the get go, from the promo material, to the world turning finale, I feel like this is Dustin's most mature and solid works, delivered with so much confidence and style.

HIGHLY recommended, I really hope other people enjoy this as much as I did.

Hell of the Screaming Undead
(2023)

Among Dustin's top films... a great homage to Dawn of the Dead & From Dusk Till Dawn.
Hell of the Screaming undead really is pretty great.

A really good time to be had, A crazy, fun cast of characters, and Robert Mukes steals the show.

Dustin nailed the atmosphere here, and Joshua Palace's music in this film is top notch, absolutely solidifies the tone and feel of the film.

Having watched this after his recent Grindhouse features - I can see that Hell of the Living Undead was a precursor of things to come.

The tone, the setting, the music... it's an extremely strong film in his filmography which led up to, in my opinion, his best works as of yet... (Eagerly excited for the Spider Baby remake!)

I highly recommend watching this as a prelude to the Grindhouse double features (both 1 and 2), these are the films, I believe, where Dustin has truly shined and grabbed 100% of my attention.

Ghost
(2023)

An extremely confident found footage film with a lot of heart.
I came across the trailer to Dillon Brown's found footage horror film posted in a facebook horror group and I was immediately hooked by it's premise.

Dillon effortlessly combines modern military action packed film genres with old school 80s horror ( eg. Dario Argento's Demons) and presents it as a POV found footage film.

All of the character arcs feel well earned, and Dillon even managed to give a character who doesn't talk (the cameraman) probably the most depth of them all.

It's hard to really pinpoint exactly what makes this film so special, there are so many extremely brilliant ideas presented so confidently, and it wears it's influences with pride, knowing exactly what the film and story sets out to be and ticks all the boxes, and then some, along the way.

This was my first venture into Dillon's films, and I look forward to exploring his back catalogue of films and am extremely excited for the future of his filmmaking career, He's really one to keep a very close eye on.

I went into this film expecting a found footage horror film with an interesting premise, and left the film feeling like I had kinda been on a journey with these characters, I appreciate that Dillon really took the time to actually develop these characters and flesh them out so they are not soi much cardboard cut out cliches you would expect to find in some action films.

Dillon blended the horror, the action and the fun expertly and effortlessly.

In terms of this being an independent film, and considering how much Dillon managed to accomplish without a huge budget, yet providing a believable and thoroughly enjoyable experience and characters, I give this a solid 10 out of 10.

I highly recommend this to people who think this could be something that would appeal to them.

Doom - Part 1 - Shareware
(2022)

A REAL DOOM film made by a fan for the fans
Bill Thorpe has created a highly imaginative spiritual sequel to Doom with this crazy film made in his shed!

The backgrounds and many of the props are made from cardboard, but don't let that put you off, he has put in so much passion & care to craft a highly unique experience which ultimately turned out to be every doom fans wet dream.

This guy gets it.... And it goes to show that you can pump all the money in the world and big named actors into a film, but none of that matters if the source material is disrespected.

Bill 100% understands what makes Doom... Doom.

And he delivers a highly entertaining film which ticks all the right boxes while adding his own original ideas into the mix.

Don't expect a masterpiece... it was never meant to be one. However, for those who love the series, you are in for a massive treat!

A perfect love letter to Doom.

Please, id software & Universal (Or whoever owns the film rights), give Bill Thorpe the keys to the Doom franchise and I am sure he will blow you away with what he can do.

If Bill can capture the imagination of Doom fans around the world from making a film in his shed, I'm sure he can create the perfect big budget Doom film that filmmakers keep missing the mark on.

Anyway, myself and many Doom fans are looking forward to the next instalments in this series and I think Bill has seen that there is massive interest in his work!

I hope the big shots over in Hollywood are taking note.

Highly recommended for any Doom fan.

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