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The knuckleheads claiming this is the worst movie they've ever seen must be 12 years old. Or maybe they are feeling let down because this movie may have marketed to them incorrectly as a horror movie, which it is not. This is a thoughtful, moody and mysterious psychological study of the after effects of extreme trauma. Nothing is spoon fed, nuance prevails.

Set in an old creepy house in the woods, it is the story of a suffering woman confronting her demons - within and without - as she deals with her passive aggressive in-law cousin and her emotionally stunted manipulative husband.

A very strong debut from Olivia West Lloyd.

This is a tense and menacing film made by someone that understands the language of cinema. As usual most IMDB reviewers are kids with bad taste looking for cheap thrills. This is not that. Rather, it is a nuanced look at a dysfunctional male Australian culture and the plight of the modern woman in a backwards world. There is nothing obvious or gratuitous happening and that clearly upsets some viewers. It has a phenomenal cast featuring the brilliant stars of Snowtown AND Animal Kingdom! For those that love the series of gems made by Screen Australia, The Royal Hotel is an absolute treat by an emerging talent. Recommended.

Every few years an authentic Italian mafia film comes along, the last one being 2008's Gomorrah. Now we have Anime Nere; A slick, well made, taut and perfectly paced film about an unsung rise to power. It takes place deep within the crime underworld in a village outside of Milan. Grounded in realism and contains no superfluous love stories or unneeded fluff. Classic Mafia film moments and themes are handled deftly and with fresh eyes. The enormity of the film emerges only its its last few frames. People that idolize Scarface or The Godfather will have a new classic on their hands. Thoroughly entertaining and thought provoking cinema.