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Vampires – as with zombies before them – have resurged in the last decade and slowly but surely worn out their welcome. It’s in this fly-on-the-wall mockumentary style that co-directors and stars Clement and Waititi have breathed new life into the otherwise floundering sub-genre. The humour here isn’t because they’re centuries old vampires, but more that they co-habit like the rest of us: arguing about cleaning dishes or leaving half-devoured body-parts in communal areas. The style lends a unique angle…
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Immediately upon leaving the cinema after seeing Jeremy Saulnier's third feature, a friend turned to me and said: "that was truly fucking horrible". Depending on your personal cinematic tastes, this is either a bad thing or a good thing. In relation to our aligned tastes, their declaration was as positive as it gets for contemporary horror.
Full review at Big Face, Small Razor.