November 3, 2022

Blood-Red Ox (2021) Movie Review

Blood-Red Ox – Movie Review

Director: Rodrigo Bellott

Writer: Nate Atkins, Rodrigo Bellott (Screenplay)

Cast

Mazin Akar
Kaolin Bass
Andrea Camponovo
Vitorio Lema
Idalmis Garcia

Plot: Amir and Amat are invited to a trip into the South American rain forest, but the pleasant visit to Bolivia quickly takes a bizarre turn as Amat starts having strange visions and loses his mind over the ghostly presence of a giant blood red ox. Amir must save his boyfriend from paranoia but he will quickly realize he can’t trust nothing and nobody – as he might be losing his mind too.

Runtime: 1 Hour 34 Minutes

There may be spoilers in the rest of the review

Story: Blood-Red Ox starts when Amir (Akar) and Amat (Bass) head to South America with Amir’s friends. It creates a strange feeling for Amir who starts having terrifying nightmares of a red ox. Trying to shake off the nightmares Amat tries to battle his past.

The uncertainty between the couple only gets worse as their time in the holiday home brings up more mysteries. It isn’t until they work together they start to understand what is happening.

Verdict on Blood-Red Ox

Blood Red Ox is a psychological horror mystery following a couple that start having unexplained events on their holiday in the rainforest. It takes the pair down a dangerous path of uncertainty as they try to explain what is happening to them.

The nightmare sequences feel genuinely terrifying seeing them spiralling out of control. With the Red Ox is a creature that nobody would want to meet even if it was only in nightmares.

The movie has plenty more in a play dealing with emotional problems within relationships and discomfort about being in a new place.

Where to Watch: Blood-Red Ox will arrive on November 8 on DVD and digital, VOD platforms including iTunes, Amazon Prime Video, Google Play, Vudu, Dish/Dish Digital as well as local cable and satellite providers.

Final Thoughts –Blood Red Ox is a mind-bending psychological horror.

ABC Film Challenge – Thriller – C – City of Tiny Lights (2016) Movie Review

Director: Peter Travis

Writer: Patrick Neate (Screenplay)

Starring: Riz Ahmed, Billie Piper, James Krishna Floyd, Cush Jumbo, Roshan Seth, Hannah Rae

Plot: In the teeming, multicultural metropolis of modern-day London, a seemingly straightforward missing-person case launches a down-at-heel private eye into a dangerous world of religious fanaticism and political intrigue.

Runtime: 1 Hour 50 Minutes

There may be spoilers in the rest of the review

Story: City of Tiny Lights starts when small time private investigator Tommy Akhtar (Ahmed) navigates the streets of London for his latest case from Melody Chase (Jumbo) searching for a missing prostitute.

When Tommy starts digging deeper, he finds himself getting attention from people he doesn’t want in his life, while he starts looking back on his own life when he reconnects with a former love Shelley (Piper) who shares the same tragic past with him.

Thoughts on City of Tiny Lights

Thoughts – City of Tiny Lights is a crime mystery thriller that will see a small-time street-smart private investigating getting a case that is bigger than anything he normally gets, one that will see him becoming the target of the people he is investigating. This mystery will build a nice web of different directions that this could end up going, leaving us with only Tommy’s mindset behind each incident we are seeing unfold. The performance from Riz Ahmed is brilliant, showing he is one of the best talents in the industry, with the supporting cast help the unease in the character’s mindset through each scene in the movie. This is a gritty tough thriller, that will give us plenty to figure out along the way.

Final Thoughts – City of Tiny Lights is gritty raw journey through the crime world in London.