Remy – Horns
Hey look, I am an asshole who seemed to have fun picking TBD films, and the only films I did pick that actually came out ended up sucking more dick than a drunken Lohan. Awesome. Might be time to look into that career at a drive-thru.
Still, though, I am kind of obsessed with Joe Hill, and cannot recommend this book and Heart Shaped Box enough. They are terrifying at times, and impossible to put down.
Nato – You’re Next
Ok, this just isn’t getting fair anymore. I promise I didn’t just take all the good flicks. Tough break this year, Remdog.
Yeah, so You’re Next just continued my streak of stellar 2013 predictions. Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett had a tremendous amount of fun milking the “home invasion” subgenre of horror for all its worth, and then turning the subgenre upside down in a heartbeat. Watching You’re Next made me feel like my head was in a blender – but in a good way.
The whole idea of You’re Next is that some psychopaths crash a family get-together, for motives I won’t reveal, but one of the guests has some secrets of her own. The character fights back, and proves to be a handful for the animal mask wearing invaders. Chaos ensues, traps are set, and hyper-violence reigns supreme. Of course, there’s plenty of other trickery afoot, and one of the most memorable kills of the year – isn’t that enough to give Wingard’s film “best of the year” honors?