The Ferryman from New Zealand looks to be one creepy and scary horror film. I think this description is far better than I could do.
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| Out on a dead calm ocean, in a thick fog, a group of tourists on a pleasure craft cross paths with an ancient and And the eeriness ratchets up a few notches with terrible evil. Sharing the same ocean, a sick, dying old Greek man drifts alone on a stricken yacht. The Greek has been cheating death for countless years, trading broken bodies for new ones over centuries. With him he carries a deadly and powerful weapon, the Shifting Blade, that allows him to do this. But now is the time of reckoning. The Ferryman, the ancient conveyor of death and the path to the afterlife is close and he wants the Greek. The tourists and crew on board the yacht have rescued what they think is a sick and dying man. They have no way of knowing what a dangerous man the Greek is. |
The Entrance, a good vs. evil story with origins in the early 17th century that plays out in contemporary Canada, was nominated for three Canadian Leo awards, and is supposedly based on actual events. Director Damon Vignale will be there in person!
And now for a change of pace… The comedic The Rug Cop features a police detective who harnesses the power of his ill-fitting toupee in a parody of 70s cop dramas. I kid you not! Saying this looks a little odd is an understatement. But after the previous two selections, I welcome some comedic oddness.
The new film from the always controversial Uwe Boll closes out my Monday at the Festival. Postal, perhaps Boll’s most absurd, schlock-filled, and vulgar film yet, stars Zach Ward and Dave Foley. This almost indescribable comedy features a frontal nude shot of former Kid in the Hall Dave Foley, Boll appearing on screen gleefully claiming to finance his films with Nazi gold, and the World Trade Center hijackers attempting to change course because there’s a shortage of virgins in the afterlife. Social satire at its strangest. Director Uwe Boll and star Zack Ward will be there in person to try and make sense of it all.
More Fantastic Fest next time!