Veron The Reviewer

Relic  is a horror film directed by Natalie Erika James, starring Bella Heathcote, Emily Mortimer, and Robyn Nevin as the three generations of women in a family. Nevin's Edna is elderly and suffering from dementia, and has gone missing when the film begins, prompting her daughter Kay (Mortimer) and granddaughter Sam (Heathcote) to go to her house in the countryside and attempt to find her. While at the house, they notice a strange black mould growing on the walls, and frightening things start happening. The story is a sobering look at dementia and its effects on the afflicted's family, and as the plot goes on, there is frequent debate as to what must be done with Edna and how best to take care of her if she is found. The horror elements also tie into this theme and functions as an effective allegory for living with dementia and having relatives with dementia, as more horrifying and inexplicable events start happening. Emily Mortimer gives a standout performance as Kay, being ad...

Hunter Hunter  is a horror/thriller directed by Shawn Linden and starring Camille Sullivan as Anne and Devon Sawa as Joe. It centers on a couple living in the wilderness with their daughter, making a living catching and skinning animals to sell their pelts. However, their lives come under threat from a hungry wolf in the nearby forest as well as something more dangerous. The film is extremely tense, but there are quite a few sequences of visceral violence, so it is definitely not for the faint of heart. I must say that I have quite a good tolerance for gore and this film was not an easy watch for me. However, the conclusion is rewarding and satisfying in a very morbid way even though the twists in the film may come off as predictable, since the endless tension and the engrossing performances help keep the audience on the edge of their seats. The cinematography is also very good, being full of sweeping shots of beautiful forests which serve as a nice contrast to the disturbing devel...