¡Qué horror! 2013
Candidate # 2
SMILEY
(October 2012)
There are a lot of interesting and intriguing ideas that inform Michael
Gallagher’s feature debut, Smiley, which
is ostensibly a Candyman for the age
of the internetz.
Gallagher takes
a screenplay he co-wrote with Glasgow Phillips (who’s written for such animated
TV shows as South Park and Father of the Pride, and who came up
with the story alongside Ezra Cooperstein) and gives us a crackerjack title
that explores the idea of evil and nihilism as filtered through the enormity
and anonymity of cyberspace.
Plus, we’ve also
got Roger Bart in a supporting role, and
one of the most simple yet freakily disturbing (and yes, awfully du jour) slasher designs ever seen on
screen.
(Smiley OS’ courtesy of impawards.com.)
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