All-Star Shootout Free Fire Leads Monster Fest's Latest 2016 Program Announcement
The latest film from the director of High-Rise is being compared to The Raid — and there's more where that came from.
Still recovering from High-Rise, Ben Wheatley's seductive, satirical, Tom Hiddleston-starring movie that divided audiences a few months ago? Well, prepare for the British filmmaker's latest to get you all fired up again. Fresh from premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival, all-star shootout Free Fire is making its way to Aussie screens as part of Monster Fest's 2016 program.
Featuring Brie Larson, Cillian Murphy, Armie Hammer, Sharlto Copley and Australia's own Noah Taylor, Free Fire has been compared to The Raid; however it's not the only flick worth getting excited about. Monster Fest will also screen father-son coroner thriller The Autopsy of Jane Doe, which just won Fantastic Fest's best horror feature award; the world premiere of grindhouse crime effort Mondo Yakuza; and a doco that peers behind Burt Reynolds vehicle Smokey and the Bandit. And, there's more where that came from. Talk about variety.
The new additions join a lineup that's proving more than a little jam-packed, including opening night's faint-inducing Raw and a Nightmare VHS Board Game Party. More titles are still to be announced — but if you like horror and genre fare in general, you're going to want to start booking tickets.
Monster Fest 2016 runs from November 24 to 27 at Melbourne's Lido Cinemas. For more information, visit the festival's website.
