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I was looking forward to seeing this upon its initial release, but didn't for one reason or another and finally came across it on Tubi. I dig Lamberson's other films and know the limitations of budget, but this far surpasses any of those limitations. A few of the supporting cast fall flat here and there, but this is a minor gripe as the direction, story and acting from our main characters more than makes up for it. The camerawork and edit are just great and made the pacing in my opinion spot on. Lamberson and cast could have fallen into serious schlock film territory given the scenario, but manage to pull it all together in a realistic and believable fashion with just a touch of dark comedy to take the edge off. The film gave me real 80's vibes for films like Trick or Treat and even Creepshow with the subject matter and shooting style. The makeup effects are cool and didn't rely on gore as filler. You can feel Lamberson's honest intention to just make an entertaining and original fantasy film that has serious 80's genre vibes. Johnny is just a cool character and I'd love to see a sequel or other films in the series. Original, fun and endearing.

Dick Dale has delivered in spades with this his first feature after 20 plus years of giving us some of the most demented and hilarious short films. Ribspreader has something for everyone, but is mainly a love letter to sleaze and horror fans. Equal parts hilarious and dark, there's plenty of blood and gore on show. It really does pack a lot in for a modest budget. Action, blood, gore, sex punk rock and comedy. Also has some of the funniest Australian slang I've heard in a film and cameos from some of Australia's most loved underground musicians and performers. If don't enjoy this film on some level, you might not have a soul! See it!

Co-directors Addison Heath and Jasmine Jakupi know their source material. This film is a fantastic homage to slasher and exploitation cinema of the 70's and 80's that could only be made by people that love and know these genres. Black Forest Films keep upping their game on every subsequent feature they put out. Their previous efforts Mondo Yakuza, The Vipers Hex and Under a Kaleidoscope are all excellent films too. My Cherry Pie is no different amd they continue to make lovingly crafted independent cinema that resonates with genre fans. My Cherry Pie is a mashup of 80's American slasher, Italian Giallo and sleaze with a dash of Aussie crime. Funny as hell, gory and just total fun. The cast are all excellent in their respective roles, the camera work, editing and lighting are a real highlight along mixing perfectly with the score too. Again, this film will be much more appreciated by hardened horror fans amd students of underground cinema with a bunch of references to all our horror and sleaze favourites from tje 70's and 80's. Even knowing all of this the story is fresh and the dialogue original. Did I mention the gore!? There's heaps of practical bloodletting and deaths by chainsaw! The location is an abandoned hospital from the early 1900's which is super creepy and used to great advantage which really elevates the production. Just an all round beautiful looking film and a whole lot of fun. Loved it.