Ron Howard attempts to out-Spielberg Spielberg in the mawkish tale of old people finding reinvigoration at the hands of kindly aliens from another planet. The reasons for its appeal are fairly obvious, especially if you are old. After taking a dip in a swimming pool where the eponymous cocoons are kept, errant inhabitants from a nearby residential home find their energy levels boosted and (gulp) their libido resuscitated. They, of course, love it. The government however is not convinced that the find out more...

A 'Leatherface' type murderer who wears other people's faces, kills at an all-night horror-thon at an old theatre put on by a bunch of film students. Maggie, the lead character, believes it's really Lanyard Gates, a crazed film maker who killed his family live on stage fifteen years ago. And now he's back to kill his daughter, Sara, who is believed to really be Maggie. 

 

Superlative horror that blends great diy special effects, cinephilia and frights with aplomb. AN find out more...

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