According to Wikipedia, a nocebo effect is said to occur when negative expectations of the patient regarding a treatment cause the treatment to have a more negative effect than it otherwise would have. In other words, it’s the placebo effect’s evil twin. Which is an interesting idea for a film, especially when the treatment is …
Making its North American debut at Fantastic Fest. Bad City is a Japanese tribute to its direct-to-video films from Kensuke Sonomuran, the director of Hydra.
Terrifier 2 is a well-made and at times very effective sequel that ends up collapsing under the weight of a nearly two-and-a-half-hour running time.
They Crawl Beneath pits solid practical monster effects against a lacklustre script and annoying characters.
Walter Hill returns to the director’s chair for the first time in six years with the western Dead for a Dollar.