The Last Winter

As preparation gets underway for the construction of an environmentally devastating oil well in a remote Alaskan base just outside the Arctic Circle, a series of unexplainable occurrences lead a team of adventurers to believe that something supernatural may be afoot in director Larry Fessenden's ...more

Horror films of the new millennium exploit the concept that what you don't see is often the most frightening. It's an effective twist that often pushes the unsuspecting viewer to the edge of their seat, has them gnawing on their cuticles in nervous anticipation, or covering their eyes with their hands. The Last Winter attempts to use the concept to its advantage but fails miserably. The movie tries too hard to marry the scariness of the unknown and what its characters can't see with a socially ...more