Stars: Toni Collette, Milly Shapiro, Gabriel Byrne, Alex Wolff, Christy Summerhays, Morgan Lund, Mallory Bechtel, Jake Brown, Jarrod Phillips, Ann Dowd, Brock McKinney | Written and Directed by Ari Aster
[Note: With Hereditary out on Blu-ray this week, here's a reposting of one of our reviews from the films UK cinematic debut]
Some critics might turn their nose up at the idea that 30-year-old Ari Aster’s debut film should be mentioned in the same breath as the greats of horror. But Aster is clearly a genre fan. With Hereditary, he’s borrowing the possession aspects of The Exorcist; the elemental grief of Don’t Look Now; the parental anxiety of Rosemary’s Baby; the maternal madness of Images; the familial holocaust of The Shining; and the generational violence of Psycho. The result is a distressing and exhausting piece of work, as subversive (in its own way) as last year’s horror breakout, Jordan’s Peele’s Get Out; although it’s probably closer in tone and pacing to Robert Eggers’ The Witch.
[Note: With Hereditary out on Blu-ray this week, here's a reposting of one of our reviews from the films UK cinematic debut]
Some critics might turn their nose up at the idea that 30-year-old Ari Aster’s debut film should be mentioned in the same breath as the greats of horror. But Aster is clearly a genre fan. With Hereditary, he’s borrowing the possession aspects of The Exorcist; the elemental grief of Don’t Look Now; the parental anxiety of Rosemary’s Baby; the maternal madness of Images; the familial holocaust of The Shining; and the generational violence of Psycho. The result is a distressing and exhausting piece of work, as subversive (in its own way) as last year’s horror breakout, Jordan’s Peele’s Get Out; although it’s probably closer in tone and pacing to Robert Eggers’ The Witch.
- 10/9/2018
- by Rupert Harvey
- Nerdly
Robert Pattinson in Damsel, a Magnolia Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures.
In the weird Western indie comedy Damsel, Robert Pattinson plays Samuel Alabaster, a nattily dressed young man who walks out of the Pacific surf with a guitar, a gun and a miniature horse. He is headed for a seedy, strange Western town in search of a preacher (David Zellner), who he intends to take along to officiate at his wedding to his beloved at the end of a trek into the frontier wilderness.
Damsel does indeed have a damsel, played by Mia Wasikowska, but her distress mostly comes from the various men who have ideas of rescuing her from dangers they mostly create.
Damsel is the front runner for weirdest movie of the year, in this writer’s opinion. It seems to want to be a cross between Jim Jarmusch’s Dead Man and The Princess Bride,...
In the weird Western indie comedy Damsel, Robert Pattinson plays Samuel Alabaster, a nattily dressed young man who walks out of the Pacific surf with a guitar, a gun and a miniature horse. He is headed for a seedy, strange Western town in search of a preacher (David Zellner), who he intends to take along to officiate at his wedding to his beloved at the end of a trek into the frontier wilderness.
Damsel does indeed have a damsel, played by Mia Wasikowska, but her distress mostly comes from the various men who have ideas of rescuing her from dangers they mostly create.
Damsel is the front runner for weirdest movie of the year, in this writer’s opinion. It seems to want to be a cross between Jim Jarmusch’s Dead Man and The Princess Bride,...
- 7/6/2018
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Stars: Toni Collette, Milly Shapiro, Gabriel Byrne, Alex Wolff, Christy Summerhays, Morgan Lund, Mallory Bechtel, Jake Brown, Jarrod Phillips, Ann Dowd, Brock McKinney | Written and Directed by Ari Aster
Some critics might turn their nose up at the idea that 30-year-old Ari Aster’s debut film should be mentioned in the same breath as the greats of horror. But Aster is clearly a genre fan. With Hereditary, he’s borrowing the possession aspects of The Exorcist; the elemental grief of Don’t Look Now; the parental anxiety of Rosemary’s Baby; the maternal madness of Images; the familial holocaust of The Shining; and the generational violence of Psycho.
The result is a distressing and exhausting piece of work, as subversive (in its own way) as last year’s horror breakout, Jordan’s Peele’s Get Out; although it’s probably closer in tone and pacing to Robert Eggers’ The Witch.
Some critics might turn their nose up at the idea that 30-year-old Ari Aster’s debut film should be mentioned in the same breath as the greats of horror. But Aster is clearly a genre fan. With Hereditary, he’s borrowing the possession aspects of The Exorcist; the elemental grief of Don’t Look Now; the parental anxiety of Rosemary’s Baby; the maternal madness of Images; the familial holocaust of The Shining; and the generational violence of Psycho.
The result is a distressing and exhausting piece of work, as subversive (in its own way) as last year’s horror breakout, Jordan’s Peele’s Get Out; although it’s probably closer in tone and pacing to Robert Eggers’ The Witch.
- 6/18/2018
- by Rupert Harvey
- Nerdly
Stars: Toni Collette, Milly Shapiro, Gabriel Byrne, Alex Wolff, Christy Summerhays, Morgan Lund, Mallory Bechtel, Jake Brown, Jarrod Phillips, Ann Dowd, Brock McKinney | Written and Directed by Ari Aster
Opening just one week ago in America (and creating a lot of buzz before this at its Sundance midnight showing), Hereditary has been talked about as one of the scariest movies ever! So you can imagine how excited I was to see it.
Hereditary is a film I really don’t want to spoil for anyone and it is definitely a film that is best seen when you know very little about the actual story. So I will keep this part brief. We follow a family whose grandmother has recently passed away. Shortly after the funeral a number of tragic incidents occur, leading the family to grieve in very different ways.
Hereditary shows a very distinct style from literally its first second.
Opening just one week ago in America (and creating a lot of buzz before this at its Sundance midnight showing), Hereditary has been talked about as one of the scariest movies ever! So you can imagine how excited I was to see it.
Hereditary is a film I really don’t want to spoil for anyone and it is definitely a film that is best seen when you know very little about the actual story. So I will keep this part brief. We follow a family whose grandmother has recently passed away. Shortly after the funeral a number of tragic incidents occur, leading the family to grieve in very different ways.
Hereditary shows a very distinct style from literally its first second.
- 6/15/2018
- by Alain Elliott
- Nerdly
Damsel Trailer
David Zellner and Nathan Zellner‘s Damsel (2018) movie trailer stars Robert Pattinson, Mia Wasikowska, Robert Forster, Joseph Billingiere, and Morgan Lund. Damsel‘s plot synopsis: “It’s the age of The Wild West, circa 1870. An affluent pioneer named Samuel Alabaster (Robert Pattinson) ventures deep into the American wilderness to reunite with and marry the love [...]
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David Zellner and Nathan Zellner‘s Damsel (2018) movie trailer stars Robert Pattinson, Mia Wasikowska, Robert Forster, Joseph Billingiere, and Morgan Lund. Damsel‘s plot synopsis: “It’s the age of The Wild West, circa 1870. An affluent pioneer named Samuel Alabaster (Robert Pattinson) ventures deep into the American wilderness to reunite with and marry the love [...]
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- 5/23/2018
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
"She's the most precious thing in the whole world." Magnolia has unveiled the official trailer for the western comedy Damsel, which premiered at the Sundance and Berlin Film Festivals earlier this year. Made by the Zellner Brothers (of Kumiko the Treasure Hunter), the film is a "loving reinvention of the western genre" that "showcases [the Zellners'] trademark unpredictability, off-kilter sense of humor, and unique brand of humanism." The story follows a young man who brings a miniature horse to his bride-to-be, only to discover she has plans of her own. Robert Pattinson co-stars with Mia Wasikowska, with a cast includes David & Nathan Zellner, Robert Forster, Joseph Billingiere, Morgan Lund, and Ray Kelleher. The 'lil horse, named Butterscotch, totally steals the show. One of the best indie comedies from Sundance this year. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for the Zellner Brothers' Damsel, direct from YouTube: It's the age of The Wild West,...
- 5/22/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
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