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Boys in the Trees
Australia 2016
produced by John Molloy, Jon Adgemis (executive), Michael Gudinski (executive), Ian Kirk (executive), Kevin Maloney (executive), Mick Molloy (executive), Mark Morrissey (executive) for Mushroom Pictures
directed by Nicholas Verso
starring Toby Wallace, Gulliver McGrath, Mitzi Ruhlmann, Justin Holborow, Henry Reimer Meaney, Jayden Lugg, Tom Russell, Patrick Gilbert, Wendy Rule, Trevor Jamieson, Ezra Barry, Elle Rogers, Winta McGrath, Terence Crawford, Elio Pagliarulo, Georgie Brinkworth, Amalia Krueger
written by Nicholas Verso, music by Shinjuku Thief, Darrin Verhagen
review by Mike Haberfelner
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It's Halloween, which in Australia also leans towards the end of the
school year. It's Corey's (Toby Wallace) last year of high school before
he plans to study photography in New York City, much to the dismay of his
friends who don't want to lose him. Corey it has to be mentioned is one of
the cool guys, hanging out with Jango (Justin Holborow) and his gang of
skaters. Thing is, Jango's not necessarily an all-around nice kid, he uses
his popularity to get others around to his way of thinking, and he has a
habit of bullying - especially Jonah (Gulliver McGrath), who has been
Corey's best friend back in the days before he felt the need to be cool.
But this Halloween, Jango takes it a step too far, leading to Corey trying
to rekindle his friendship with Jonah - and they soon start playing a
Halloween-themed game, that somehow lost its innocence now that they're
not little boys anymore ... A very atmospheric movie that
translates its coming-of-age story into a horror-like context - but that
fails to click. Basically the film's story just isn't strong enough and is
riddled with clichés and narrative shortcuts, resulting in a film that
tries too hard to tell an all too familiar story in a pseudo-original way.
On top of that, the film also lacks the narrative ingenuity of keeping one
interested throughout, resulting in ... something that looks good but
lacks substance. Also, the insistence to place the story in the mid-1990s
does result in a cool soundtrack but adds exactly nothing to the on-screen
goings-on.
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review © by Mike Haberfelner
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Robots and rats,
demons and potholes, cuddly toys and shopping mall Santas,
love and death and everything in between,
Tales to Chill Your Bones to is all of that.
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a collection of short stories and mini-plays ranging from the horrific to the darkly humourous,
from the post-apocalyptic to the weirdly romantic,
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all thought up by the twisted mind of screenwriter and film reviewer Michael Haberfelner.
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the new anthology by Michael Haberfelner
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