Horror Movie Campout
The scares began before we even arrived at Point Cook Homestead for the Horror Movie Campout, with Leatherface jumping out from the side of the road wielding a chainsaw near the entrance. This single moment set the mood for an…
Category: film
Underground Cinema presents: ‘DREAM’
Expect the unexpected from Underground Cinema. Run by Secret Squirrel Productions, the team specialise in immersive, experiential movie events. The actual film is kept a secret until the opening credits, but attendees receive basic information such as dress code and…
Monster Fest Review: ‘The Autopsy of Jane Doe’
Too many horror movies collapse under the weight of their own strong premises. They start out confidently with an intriguing idea and a good set up, only to veer off somewhere in the middle, leaving you to wonder what went…
Best of December 2016: how to make the most of your last month of the year
It’s time once again for summertime parties and Christmas markets, for drinks in the park and music outdoors. As Melbourne hots up, so does its calendar. The Plus Ones have you sorted with the top 10 (actually, 11) events you…
Monster Fest Review: ‘Raw’
In a Q&A session after the screening at Monster Fest 2016 ended, director Julia Ducournau explained that Raw was a film about becoming human. Horror films, she said, often allow us to express taboo desires and hidden fears, whether it…
Monster Fest Review: ‘Free Fire’
British director Ben Wheatley’s last film High Rise, adapted from J.G. Ballard’s last novel with his screenwriting partner Amy Jump, divided fans and critics alike. Some saw it as a pretentious, pseudo-profound mess while others lauded it for its originality….
Monster Fest 2016 – The Plus Ones’ Guide to the best horror films
2016’s Monster Fest is for the real horror film fanatics. Instead of lukewarm poltergeist flicks where furniture moves around on its own, every scare is a jump scare (I’m looking at you, Conjuring series). This is a festival full of…
Palestinian Film Festival: The Plus Ones’ guide to the films you should watch
The 2016 Palestinian Film Festival is coming to Melbourne. During the last weekend of November, cinephiles will have the opportunity to discover Palestinian perspectives from around the world. With eight feature films and nine short films screening, we’ve prepared a…
German Film Fest 2016 – The Plus Ones’ guide to the top films
The German Film Fest is upon us once more with 36 films, including 31 features, five documentaries, and a bonus five kids’ programs. Now in its 15th year, the festival is hitting up Sydney (15-29 November) at Chauvel Cinema and Palace…
Film Review: ‘Nocturnal Animals’
It should be enough of a recommendation to say that before I saw the premiere of the film Nocturnal Animals at Backlot Studios, I’d worked a nine-hour shift and been up since 5am, yet I couldn’t have dozed off if I’d…