I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

"Kitchen Sink" is a black-and-white horror short film from 1989, so this one will soon be 30 years old. The writer and director is Alison Maclean, a Canadian filmmaker still active in the industry today and she was 30 when she made this one here, one of her most known works still. The two male actors also still act. Oh well what can be said about these 13.5 minutes. It's atmospheric, but that's almost the only positive aspect. And you don't need to understand English to watch it as there is no dialogue in here. I thought it started off nicely, but the longer it went the more it began to drag. Maybe I could have given it a thumbs-up at half the runtime, but at over 10 minutes I think there were several uninteresting scenes and moments in here and it also takes away a whole lot of the scare factor. That's why, overall, I give it a thumbs-down. Not recommended unless you really really love horror films. I was neither scared nor entertained. The best thing about it? It reminds you to clean your sink.

This short film by Alison Maclean reminded me of another Kiwi short horror movie I saw several years ago called THE FRENCH DOORS . Both are set against humdrum ordinary life when the protagonists chance upon something out of the extraordinary . There is a problem with both films in that when this extraordinary event happens neither of them contacts anyone they know or the police but this is the cinematic convention of horror - if anyone does anything sensible then the story ends there and then . There's also the slight problem in both films that the enigmatic events remain unexplained but I guess the journey is more important than the destination Maclean shoots the film in monochrome which adds to the atmosphere . She also makes use of the genre language by using sound to cause the viewer to jump . It's a cliché but a very effective one Perhaps the stand out aspect is the soundtrack by The Headless Chickens , a band I've never heard of but whose electro pop track reminded me very much of Matt Johnson' ( Aka The The ) best work of the 1980s and I'll certainly be tracking down their music on Youtube

A woman pulls an unspeakable fetus out of the bowels of her kitchen sink.In the tub of warm water the fetus starts to grow until he is the size of a full grown man.Suitably creepy and weird horror short.The monochromatic cinematography is stunning and the score by cult Kiwi band The Headless Chickens adds a lot to the atmosphere.The use of sounds is exceptional as the film is almost dialogue free.It's certainly a study of suburban loneliness and neurosis with the creepy feel of David Lynch's "Eraserhead".It won Best Short Film in the NZ Film & Television Awards and Audience Award at the Sydney film Festival in 1989 and is currently available on "Crush" DVD.

Man... I was just a kid when I saw this first time. Still gives me the goosebumps just thinking of it. I re-discovered it just now, thanks to the internet and all. Didn't even remember the name of the movie or anything. Man... I was just a kid when I saw this first time. Still gives me the goosebumps just thinking of it. I re-discovered it just now, thanks to the internet and all. Didn't even remember the name of the movie or anything. OK, that should make the minimum of 10 lines of text, I hope. So let's just keep on spouting out words and words and words and some more words. What? Not enough? Words, words, words, a word.