It’s always interesting to see another culture’s take on some tried and true storytelling. The haunted house (or apartment in this case) riff has been going on almost as long as film itself, and seeing the variations play out in Japan (The Grudge) and Indonesia (Satan’s Slaves 2) have yielded some terrific results for the genre. Bhoot comes out of India, and while it might play a little more safely with the formula than the previously mentioned films, a terrific lead performance and a couple of fantastic sequences help elevate this ghost (the literal translation of “bhoot”) story above its humble direction and somewhat rote script.

Cinema Dual (TEST SITE)

Examining a life through the media we consume. In other words, I’m reviewing all of my physical music media in alphabetical order, one day at at a time. Except when I don’t, as has been the case for the past few years. Still, we march onwards…Coffee essential, but not mandatory

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Hooptober 11.0 – Bhoot (2003)