Gotham-based distributor Dekanalog has picked up Taiwanese horror flick Detention, an adaptation of a video game by director John Hsu. If all goes well they plan to release the pic in theaters, but definitely in virtual cinemas, on October 8th. Just in time for Halloween season. Our own Josh caught Detention when it played at Fantasia last Summer. You may find his full review here, but here are a couple positive points taken from it. Detention is a fairly slick, well-executed, topical horror film along the lines of films like Guillermo Del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth or Issa López's Tigers Are Not Afraid.... Hsu's film doesn't really feel like an adaptation at all, in fact, it's a effective, spooky, dread filled experience that works...
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- 4/21/2021
- Screen Anarchy
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