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Oculus (Blu-ray Review)

October 20, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Starring: Karen Gillan, Brenton Thwaites, Katee Sackhoff, Rory Cochrane
Director: Mike Flanagan
Running Time: 104 mins
Certificate: 15
Release Date: October 20th 2014 (UK)

Tim (Brenton Thwaites) is just out of the mental institution where he’s spent most of his childhood after being blamed for the brutal death of his parents. However, while his sister Kaylie (Karen Gillan) was bounced around the foster system, she held tight to the idea that Tim wasn’t really responsible – it was the Lasser Glass, an antique mirror she is convinced has supernatural powers and which destroyed her family.

She now has possession of the Lasser Glass and takes Tim back to their old house where she has set up cameras and alarms which she believes can prove that the mirror is evil. However she may have underestimated its power, as while Tim is initially convinced his sister is just trying to deny what he did (as his psychologists have made him take responsibility), strange things start happening where neither of them can trust what they’re seeing. [Read more…]

Oculus UK Trailer – Karen Gillan & Brenton Thwaites shouldn’t look in the mirror

April 15, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment


Karen Gillan had a bit of a misstep in her journey from Doctor Who to film with the underwhelming Not Another Happy Ending. However this year she’s got The List, Guardians Of The Galaxy and Oculus. Now a new UK trailer for the latter has arrived.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Ten years ago, tragedy struck the Russell family, leaving the lives of teenage siblings Tim and Kaylie forever changed when Tim was convicted of the brutal murder of their parents.

‘Now in his 20s, Tim is newly released from protective custody and only wants to move on with his life; but Kaylie, still haunted by that fateful night, is convinced her parents’ deaths were caused by something else altogether: a malevolent supernatural force unleashed through the Lasser Glass, an antique mirror in their childhood home.

‘Determined to prove Tim’s innocence, Kaylie tracks down the mirror, only to learn similar deaths have befallen previous owners over the past century. With the mysterious entity now back in their hands, Tim and Kaylie soon find their hold on reality shattered by terrifying hallucinations, and realize, too late, that their childhood nightmare is beginning again…’

The film’s due out in June.

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ACTORS: Karen Gillan, Brenton Thwaites  FILMS: Oculus  

Oculus Trailer – Karen Gillan & Brenton Thwaites have mirror issues

March 5, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment


Karen Gillan’s first filmic step after Doctor Who, Not Another Happy Movie, might not have been great, but these year’s she’s got Guardians Of The Galaxy and the horror movie Oculus coming out, which are both a little more intriguing. Now a trailer for the latter has arrived.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Ten years ago, tragedy struck the Russell family, leaving the lives of teenage siblings Tim and Kaylie forever changed when Tim was convicted of the brutal murder of their parents. Now in his 20s, Tim (Brenton Thwaties) is newly released from protective custody and only wants to move on with his life; but Kaylie (Karen Gillan), still haunted by that fateful night, is convinced her parents’ deaths were caused by something else altogether: a malevolent supernatural force—unleashed through the Lasser Glass, an antique mirror in their childhood home. Determined to prove Tim’s innocence, Kaylie tracks down the mirror, only to learn similar deaths have befallen previous owners over the past century. With the mysterious entity now back in their hands, Tim and Kaylie soon find their hold on reality shattered by terrifying hallucinations, and realize, too late, that their childhood nightmare is beginning again…’. [Read more…]

CHECK OUT THESE RELATED ARCHIVES:
ACTORS: Brenton Thwaites, Karen Gillan  FILMS: Oculus  

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