[Editor's Note: We're bringing some of our columns from Deadly Magazine into Daily Dead as well and today we have a look at our review roundup from Monte he likes to call "Movie Mayhem." Each month, he'll give you the rundown on movies he watched over the last 30 days that you may be interested in checking out. In the first installment on Daily Dead, find out what he thought of The Visit, Turbo Kid, Deathgasm, and more...]
The Visit: “The Visit” is a modern day spin of a familiar grim fairy tale; you could call it “Hansel and Gretel” the documentary. Director M. Night Shyamalan returns to better form with another frightening tale where children are placed in the center of complicated, sometimes perilous, situations. Shyamalan, a director whose films have been a mix of accomplishment and disappointment, crafts an effective horror film with “The Visit”, a scaled down success of simple and strategic storytelling heavy on the “creepy” factor. Ploys like a rickety old house, monsters with smiling faces, and the hand-held horror techniques are a few of the genre characteristics that are utilized by Shyamalan. While some of time this works other times it falls into familiar trappings, like annoyingly predictable jump scares. Still “The Visit” is effectively strange enough to keep one watching until the end.
3.5 out of 5.00
Turbo Kid: Some call...
The Visit: “The Visit” is a modern day spin of a familiar grim fairy tale; you could call it “Hansel and Gretel” the documentary. Director M. Night Shyamalan returns to better form with another frightening tale where children are placed in the center of complicated, sometimes perilous, situations. Shyamalan, a director whose films have been a mix of accomplishment and disappointment, crafts an effective horror film with “The Visit”, a scaled down success of simple and strategic storytelling heavy on the “creepy” factor. Ploys like a rickety old house, monsters with smiling faces, and the hand-held horror techniques are a few of the genre characteristics that are utilized by Shyamalan. While some of time this works other times it falls into familiar trappings, like annoyingly predictable jump scares. Still “The Visit” is effectively strange enough to keep one watching until the end.
3.5 out of 5.00
Turbo Kid: Some call...
- 10/10/2015
- by Monte Yazzie
- DailyDead
*full disclosure: an online screener of this film was provided by Radius TWC. Director: Jonas Alexander Arnby. Writers: Rasmus Birch, Christoffer Boe, Jonas Alexander Arnby. Cast: Sonia Suhl, Lars Mikkelsen, Sonya Richter. When Animals Dream is the first feature-length film from Danish director, Jonas Alexander Arnby. This artsy body horror/drama premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2014, receiving well-deserved critical acclaim. In the film, sixteen-year-old Marie struggles to form an identity in a small coastal town. To make matters worse, she discovers that she's not like other females, or other humans. Although female coming of age stories are fairly common in horror movies (2000's Ginger Snaps being one of the better ones), there is something unique about this picture. Something subtle. Without copious amounts of violence and gore, this picture slowly tightens its grip, pulling the viewer in. This is not a start to finish action-packed edge of your seat film,...
- 9/2/2015
- by noreply@blogger.com (Kenna Rae)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
The werewolf genre is a tricky beast to tame, but when handled properly, some serious creature-feature chills can be achieved. Take Jonas Alexander Arnby’s When Animals Dream, for example. His delivery is a focused glance at one girl’s transformation into a recognizably hairy monster, but it burns slowly, building tension as the female specimen becomes comfortable in her new skin. It’s not the rip-roaring adventure something like Universal’s The Woflman reboot aims to be, or David Hayter’s goofy full-suited snoozer, Wolves. If either of those are more you speed, this gruesome coming-of-age story might not be your favorite breed, but those looking for something a bit weightier than fighting costumed stuntmen will find tenderness and intrigue in Arnby’s unexpectedly familial thriller.
Newcomer Sonia Suhl stars as Marie, a small-town girl who lives with her sick mother and caretaker father. As she starts to embark more on her own,...
Newcomer Sonia Suhl stars as Marie, a small-town girl who lives with her sick mother and caretaker father. As she starts to embark more on her own,...
- 8/31/2015
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
Coming out in theaters and VOD today from RADiUS is When Animals Dream, an unconventional coming-of-age werewolf film set in a fishing village. Daily Dead recently caught up with When Animals Dream director Jonas Alexander Arnby, who discussed casting lead actress Sonia Suhl in her first feature film, the inspiration of Brian De Palma's Carrie, and more.
How did the idea for When Animals Dream originate?
Jonas Alexander Arnby: I wanted to make a coming-of-age story. To be quite honest, I’m actually not a werewolf fan. I don’t hate werewolf movies, I just never thought that I would make a werewolf movie, but there was something about taking a visual metaphor like a werewolf, which is almost a cliché of a coming-of-age transformation, and putting it into a young girl’s developmental transformation. We wanted to use the werewolf as a potent visual metaphor.
When Animals Dream...
How did the idea for When Animals Dream originate?
Jonas Alexander Arnby: I wanted to make a coming-of-age story. To be quite honest, I’m actually not a werewolf fan. I don’t hate werewolf movies, I just never thought that I would make a werewolf movie, but there was something about taking a visual metaphor like a werewolf, which is almost a cliché of a coming-of-age transformation, and putting it into a young girl’s developmental transformation. We wanted to use the werewolf as a potent visual metaphor.
When Animals Dream...
- 8/28/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
When Animals Dream
Written by Rasmus Birch
Directed by Jonas Alexander Arnby
Denmark, 2014
When Twilight debuted in the aughts everyone assumed that the copycats would last forever. Forever only lasted about four years, but the lasting impact was made by low-key fare like Let the Right One In. Taking a cue from that 2008 film, When Animals Dream places emphasis on atmosphere and dread, rather than buckets of blood. Eerie films like this live or die on their setting alone, and there is no more fantastic location to use than a small town on the rocky coast of Northern Denmark. Mikkel Hess’ score, a blend of traditional folk songs and harrowing orchestral, is another excellent mood-setter.
Marie (Sonia Suhl) is a teenaged outsider living in a small fishing village. Her homelife is dominated by her overly protective father (Lars Mikkelsen), and her mother, who is confined to a wheelchair and dulled by sedatives.
Written by Rasmus Birch
Directed by Jonas Alexander Arnby
Denmark, 2014
When Twilight debuted in the aughts everyone assumed that the copycats would last forever. Forever only lasted about four years, but the lasting impact was made by low-key fare like Let the Right One In. Taking a cue from that 2008 film, When Animals Dream places emphasis on atmosphere and dread, rather than buckets of blood. Eerie films like this live or die on their setting alone, and there is no more fantastic location to use than a small town on the rocky coast of Northern Denmark. Mikkel Hess’ score, a blend of traditional folk songs and harrowing orchestral, is another excellent mood-setter.
Marie (Sonia Suhl) is a teenaged outsider living in a small fishing village. Her homelife is dominated by her overly protective father (Lars Mikkelsen), and her mother, who is confined to a wheelchair and dulled by sedatives.
- 8/27/2015
- by Colin Biggs
- SoundOnSight
Exclusive When Animals Dream clip RADiUS-twc has provided ShockTillYouDrop.com with an exciting exclusive clip from Jonas Alexander Arnby’s Danish coming-of-age thriller When Animals Dream, which premiered at Cannes in 2014 and played a number of festivals to great acclaim. The film stars newcomer Sonia Suhl as Marie, a teenager living in a seaside town who has to balance…
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- 8/26/2015
- by Edward Douglas
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Giving a whole new meaning to the phrase "your own worst enemy", supernatural thriller When Animals Dream hits theaters on August 28th. Also: release details on the vinyl soundtrack from George A. Romero's Martin and a Hellboy emoji keyboard.
When Animals Dream: Originally called Når Dyrene Drømmer, Danish horror film When Animals Dream was directed by Jonas Alexander Arnby and written by Rasmus Birch.
"Directed by: Jonas Alexander Arnby.
Starring: Sonia Suhl, Lars Mikkelsen, Sonja Richter, Jakob Oftebro, Stig Hoffmeyer, Mads Rissom, Esben Dalgaard Andersen, Gustav Dyekjær Giese, Benjamin Boe Rasmussen, and Tina Gylling Mortensen
In theaters and On Demand from RADiUS August 28th.
Synopsis: A teenage girl's sexual awakening unleashes something primal within, revealing a dark family secret. On the run and in mortal danger, embracing a century’s old curse will be her only way to survive.
MPAA Rating: R. Runtime: 85 min."
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George A. Romero's Martin...
When Animals Dream: Originally called Når Dyrene Drømmer, Danish horror film When Animals Dream was directed by Jonas Alexander Arnby and written by Rasmus Birch.
"Directed by: Jonas Alexander Arnby.
Starring: Sonia Suhl, Lars Mikkelsen, Sonja Richter, Jakob Oftebro, Stig Hoffmeyer, Mads Rissom, Esben Dalgaard Andersen, Gustav Dyekjær Giese, Benjamin Boe Rasmussen, and Tina Gylling Mortensen
In theaters and On Demand from RADiUS August 28th.
Synopsis: A teenage girl's sexual awakening unleashes something primal within, revealing a dark family secret. On the run and in mortal danger, embracing a century’s old curse will be her only way to survive.
MPAA Rating: R. Runtime: 85 min."
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George A. Romero's Martin...
- 7/16/2015
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Earlier this week, we gave you details on first wave of special experiences and events taking place at the 2015 Stanley Film Festival. We now have details on their impressive slate of features, short films, and additional special events, including screenings of The Final Girls, Deathgasm, Stung, The Invitation, and We Are Still Here.
We're teaming up with the festival for live coverage and special opportunities for Daily Dead readers, so be sure to check back all month for contests, features, and more.
"April 2, 2014 (Denver, Co) - The Stanley Film Festival (Sff) produced by the Denver Film Society (Dfs) and presented by Chiller, announced today its Closing Night film, Festival lineup and the 2015 Master of Horror. The Festival will close out with The Final Girls. The film, directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson, is the story of a young woman grieving the loss of her mother, a famous scream queen from the 1980s,...
We're teaming up with the festival for live coverage and special opportunities for Daily Dead readers, so be sure to check back all month for contests, features, and more.
"April 2, 2014 (Denver, Co) - The Stanley Film Festival (Sff) produced by the Denver Film Society (Dfs) and presented by Chiller, announced today its Closing Night film, Festival lineup and the 2015 Master of Horror. The Festival will close out with The Final Girls. The film, directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson, is the story of a young woman grieving the loss of her mother, a famous scream queen from the 1980s,...
- 4/2/2015
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
A social-realist werewolf fantasy in which burgeoning womanhood is a thing terrifying to many a man, particularly if a woman simply will not be tamed. I’m “biast” (pro): nothing
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
See? When filmmakers stop imagining that boys and men must be at the center of their stories, all sorts of new possibilities open up, even in well-trod genres. When Animals Dream is ostensibly a werewolf fantasy, but if you’re looking for lots of scares and gore, keep moving. Director Jonas Alexander Arnby, making his feature debut, eschews a horror atmosphere in favor of something more social-realist for his tale of teenaged Marie (Sonia Suhl) and her coming of age on a remote Danish fishing island, in which screenwriter Rasmus Birch explores the notion of burgeoning womanhood as something terrifying to many a man,...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
See? When filmmakers stop imagining that boys and men must be at the center of their stories, all sorts of new possibilities open up, even in well-trod genres. When Animals Dream is ostensibly a werewolf fantasy, but if you’re looking for lots of scares and gore, keep moving. Director Jonas Alexander Arnby, making his feature debut, eschews a horror atmosphere in favor of something more social-realist for his tale of teenaged Marie (Sonia Suhl) and her coming of age on a remote Danish fishing island, in which screenwriter Rasmus Birch explores the notion of burgeoning womanhood as something terrifying to many a man,...
- 11/10/2014
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Puberty and adolescence are strong recurring themes in horror cinema, with the sexually active teens bound for the killer’s knife in slasher films or the burgeoning psychic powers in films such as Carrie, to name just a couple. One horror movie trope though that works perfectly well with the coming of age story that isn’t used quite as much, is that of the werewolf. Those afflicted gain uncontrollable urges, have hair growing in weird places and begin to feel like nobody understands what they are going through. When Animals Dream pairs a young girl’s flourishing sexuality with her transformation into a werewolf against the grim and freezing climes of Scandinavia, and unfortunately, the results are rather mixed.
Marie (Sonia Suhl) is a young girl on the verge of womanhood. She lives with her father Thor (Lars Mikkelsen, older brother of Mads) and her disabled mother Mor (Sonja Richter...
Marie (Sonia Suhl) is a young girl on the verge of womanhood. She lives with her father Thor (Lars Mikkelsen, older brother of Mads) and her disabled mother Mor (Sonja Richter...
- 10/18/2014
- by Liam Dunn
- We Got This Covered
Here are a couple of capsule reviews from my time at Fantastic Fest this year: When Animals Dream and In Order of Disappearance. Both movies are set in winter in Nordic regions, so an overly air-conditioned movie theater is the ideal viewing experience (at least if you're in Austin).
When Animals Dream (Når dyrene drømmer)
I went into When Animals Dream almost completely blind, and it's hard not to encourage you to do the same. The Danish film premiered at Cannes and is the feature directorial debut for Jonas Alexander Arnby.
Sonia Suhl stars as Marie, a teen girl just starting her first job in a fish-processing facility. She's drawn to a cute boy, and getting pranked by a total jerk. Her mom is nearly comatose, for reasons that slowly become evident. Marie has found a rash on her body and as the movie progresses, hair grows on the rash and in other incongruous places,...
When Animals Dream (Når dyrene drømmer)
I went into When Animals Dream almost completely blind, and it's hard not to encourage you to do the same. The Danish film premiered at Cannes and is the feature directorial debut for Jonas Alexander Arnby.
Sonia Suhl stars as Marie, a teen girl just starting her first job in a fish-processing facility. She's drawn to a cute boy, and getting pranked by a total jerk. Her mom is nearly comatose, for reasons that slowly become evident. Marie has found a rash on her body and as the movie progresses, hair grows on the rash and in other incongruous places,...
- 10/6/2014
- by Jette Kernion
- Slackerwood
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