Devil's Island (2021)

Wuchak

6.0

Jul 10, 2021

_**Ya gotta be tough**_ A young woman (Kat Alexandra, aka Elle Alexander) inherits a small island in the Thousand Islands region of northern New York after her grandparents were found murdered there three years earlier. It becomes quite clear that some people don’t want her there. Will she survive? Kristjan Sokoli plays a yokel while Cliff Yates is on hand as the sheriff. “Devil’s Island” (2021) is a slow-burn mystery Indie with a bit o’ suspense and horrific thrills, but it’s not a gory horror movie. It’s basically a micro-budget rendering of “The Wicker Man” (1973/2006) switched to t…

CinemaSerf

5.0

Nov 30, 2023

When Sheriff "Thompson" (Cliff Yates) visits a remote New York State island home, he discovers that the occupants have died. Three years later, their grand-daughter "Sam" (Elaine Alexander) decamps from her Las Vegas home to this windy and chilly house where she seems quite intent on living a solitary life. Well, luckily for us watching, it's not quite as dull a paint drying - but it's not a great deal more animated. The first twenty minutes recycle themselves a bit too frequently - lots of nice pottering around the lakes, the stormy weather, the wildlife - just no Sir David Attenborough to au…