The Horseman Director: Steven KastRissios Australia 2008 110 min Book cinema tickets Not to be confused with the recent Dennis Quaid serial killer mediocrity that was The Horsemen, as opposed to The Horseman this powerful Aussie revenge flick packs a serious punch. It also features the performance of Horrorthon 2009, from Peter Marshall as a devastated average joe out to avenge the tragic death of his junkie daughter. It transpires that Daddy’s girl had fallen in with a seriously bad crowd, and this one-man tsunami of vengeance will do whatever it takes to dampen his yearning need for retribution. This lean and seriously mean slice of up-market exploitation is given an additional level of emotional intensity by Marshall’s committed work; first-time writer/director/co-producer/editor Steven Kastrissios (it’s a good year for debuts) doesn’t stint on the bone-crunching violence, nor its inevitable and tragic repercussions. Anyone who tells you The Horseman isn’t strictly a horror film is badly wrong; on many levels, it cuts far deeper than any number of grislier entries on display here. A real discovery. Director: Steven KastRissios Australia 2008 110 min