SIFF 2010: Day Two

In which I see the second of two short film collections. This one is entitled Pandemonium Boulevard. How it’s described in the catalog: “And then, quite suddenly, all hell broke loose.” It’s a fantastic description, but the films didn’t all live up to the hype. “How I Survived the Zombie Apocalypse” was corny and predictable, and felt too much like a rip-off of “The Sarah Connor Chronicles”. “In The Dark”, starring my main man Wil Wheaton, was a funny little tale of a man planning his first murder, but it wasn’t scary. Some nice creepiness came from “Culebra” and “Off Season”. The former showing a supernatural consequence of illegal immigration (my fear of tunnels is magnified when the tunnel in question is a sewage pipe). The latter starred Bill Sage and a dog and had a real good isolation vibe. I was happy to see Mr. Sage again; he’s a regular in Hal Hartley films – one of my favorite directors. The Hungarian “Epilogue” was a visually interesting and enjoyable take on guilt, but, again, not scary.