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Chicago – The Red Carpet was for rock … er, cinema … stars at the the 60th Chicago International Film Festival (Ciff) Summer Gala, and the directors, actors and film VIPs were present and feted. Patrick McDonald and Photographer Joe Arce of HollywoodChicago.com were also there, and got the stars to pose and talk.
Hosted with raucous glee by “Today Show” personality Al Roker, the night was a luminous event with brilliant speeches, highlighted by Career Achievement Awardee John C. Reilly, who thanked his born-and-bred Chicago upbringing for his movie star career. Also honored was filmmaker Jennifer Reeder (“Knives and Skin”) who received the Tour De Force Award for her progressive feminist filmography, and took us through her journey in a screenplay speech format. Ciff Founder Michael Kutza was also honored, and received a standing ovation.
Also among the Red Carpet attendees...
Chicago – The Red Carpet was for rock … er, cinema … stars at the the 60th Chicago International Film Festival (Ciff) Summer Gala, and the directors, actors and film VIPs were present and feted. Patrick McDonald and Photographer Joe Arce of HollywoodChicago.com were also there, and got the stars to pose and talk.
Hosted with raucous glee by “Today Show” personality Al Roker, the night was a luminous event with brilliant speeches, highlighted by Career Achievement Awardee John C. Reilly, who thanked his born-and-bred Chicago upbringing for his movie star career. Also honored was filmmaker Jennifer Reeder (“Knives and Skin”) who received the Tour De Force Award for her progressive feminist filmography, and took us through her journey in a screenplay speech format. Ciff Founder Michael Kutza was also honored, and received a standing ovation.
Also among the Red Carpet attendees...
- 6/10/2024
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
AMC Networks revealed the monster-sized return of AMC’s “FearFest,” its long-running horror and genre programming event, with over 700 hours of films, series and specials to be curated by Shudder, AMC Networks’ streamer for horror, thrillers and the supernatural, for the very first time. “FearFest, Shocked by Shudder” will expand into September and across AMC Networks’ entire portfolio of networks and streamers over the two-month event.
“Countdown to Fearfest” began on, September 1 with Shudder’s 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time every Friday at 11:00 p.m., leading into a primetime takeover the last week of September featuring iconic horror movies every night of the week including the Scream and Halloween franchises as well as Stephen King classics like The Shining and Firestarter.
October will then kick off wall-to-wall coverage, including a mix of fan-favorite horror films as well as new programming from Shudder. AMC will continue to host...
“Countdown to Fearfest” began on, September 1 with Shudder’s 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time every Friday at 11:00 p.m., leading into a primetime takeover the last week of September featuring iconic horror movies every night of the week including the Scream and Halloween franchises as well as Stephen King classics like The Shining and Firestarter.
October will then kick off wall-to-wall coverage, including a mix of fan-favorite horror films as well as new programming from Shudder. AMC will continue to host...
- 9/21/2023
- by Kristyn Clarke
- Age of the Nerd
The leaves are changing and pumpkin spice is on tap, which can only mean one thing: fall is upon us — and with it a bevy of movies that could very well influence this year’s Oscar race and end-of-year lists.
In spite of the ongoing SAG-AFTRA/WGA strike, movies are still coming out. But it will be interesting to see how the dual strike affects promotion, box office and this year’s Oscars race. Regardless, there’s something for everyone. Big awards heavy-hitters like “Maestro” and “Saltburn” will be on film buffs most anticipated lists, while blockbusters like “The Creator” and “Saw X” will charm those just looking for a good time at the movies.
Here are the 30 films TheWrap’s film team is excited to see this fall.
Sony Pictures
“The Equalizer 3” (Sept. 1)
Denzel Washington returns to complete his trilogy as action hero Robert McCall and has us very excited.
In spite of the ongoing SAG-AFTRA/WGA strike, movies are still coming out. But it will be interesting to see how the dual strike affects promotion, box office and this year’s Oscars race. Regardless, there’s something for everyone. Big awards heavy-hitters like “Maestro” and “Saltburn” will be on film buffs most anticipated lists, while blockbusters like “The Creator” and “Saw X” will charm those just looking for a good time at the movies.
Here are the 30 films TheWrap’s film team is excited to see this fall.
Sony Pictures
“The Equalizer 3” (Sept. 1)
Denzel Washington returns to complete his trilogy as action hero Robert McCall and has us very excited.
- 9/2/2023
- by Kristen Lopez
- The Wrap
The Venice and Telluride film festivals are kicking off Oscar season this week, which means the good stuff is finally on its way. Unfortunately, the streaming offerings over Labor Day weekend aren’t particularly robust. But there are a few titles worth checking out as summer fades away.
The contender to watch this week: “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny”
The first three “Indiana Jones” movies earned a collective 13 Oscar nominations, and while the franchise’s long-gestating final installment saw lukewarm reception, it could still be a below-the-line contender — especially with fall blockbusters like “Dune: Part Two” being delayed to 2024. Anytime John Williams‘ name appears in the credits, there are awards chances in the offing. Catch Harrison Ford‘s Indy swan song on VOD. It’ll stream on Disney+ later this year.
Other contenders to watch:
“Perpetrator”: After premiering at the Berlin International Film Festival in February, “Knives and Skin...
The contender to watch this week: “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny”
The first three “Indiana Jones” movies earned a collective 13 Oscar nominations, and while the franchise’s long-gestating final installment saw lukewarm reception, it could still be a below-the-line contender — especially with fall blockbusters like “Dune: Part Two” being delayed to 2024. Anytime John Williams‘ name appears in the credits, there are awards chances in the offing. Catch Harrison Ford‘s Indy swan song on VOD. It’ll stream on Disney+ later this year.
Other contenders to watch:
“Perpetrator”: After premiering at the Berlin International Film Festival in February, “Knives and Skin...
- 9/2/2023
- by Matthew Jacobs
- Gold Derby
Chicago – One of the finest genre filmmakers from Chicagoland is releasing her latest horror epic. Writer/director Jennifer Reeder has created “Perpetrator,” her fourth feature film, and it will have a run at select theaters, including Chicago’s Music Box Theatre (Link Here) as well as streaming on Shudder beginning September 1st.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Jonny Baptiste (Kiah McKirnan) is a reckless teen sent to live with her estranged Aunt Hildie (Alicia Silverstone). On her 18th birthday, she experiences a radical metamorphosis … a passed-through-the-generations spell that redefines her called Forevering. When several teen girls go missing at her new school, a mythically feral Jonny goes after the Perpetrator.
Jennifer Reeder, Writer/Director of ‘Perpetrator’
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto at HollywoodChicago.com
Jennifer Reeder emerges again, as her reputation evolves in the horror space. But her films are much more than is on the surface, with feminist themes of a woman’s quest for strength,...
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Jonny Baptiste (Kiah McKirnan) is a reckless teen sent to live with her estranged Aunt Hildie (Alicia Silverstone). On her 18th birthday, she experiences a radical metamorphosis … a passed-through-the-generations spell that redefines her called Forevering. When several teen girls go missing at her new school, a mythically feral Jonny goes after the Perpetrator.
Jennifer Reeder, Writer/Director of ‘Perpetrator’
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto at HollywoodChicago.com
Jennifer Reeder emerges again, as her reputation evolves in the horror space. But her films are much more than is on the surface, with feminist themes of a woman’s quest for strength,...
- 8/23/2023
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Jennifer Reeder's "Perpetrator" is a spiritual successor to 2019's John Waters-y, super-sensory-heightened debut "Knives and Skin," serving vibes as a main course. That's not entirely a damning accusation. Reeder's style provokes delirium and allows her characters to float through hallucinogenic universes, which the filmmaker somehow controls. "Perpetrator" feels indebted to everything from high school humor in "Clueless" to body horror yuckiness in "Society" to uniquely pubescent terror in "Teeth" — a tonal collision that some won't survive, and others will slurp down like Four Lokos at an underage pregame.
Jonny (slickly played too-cool-for-school by Kiah McKirnan) is your average kleptomaniac teenager sent to live with her coldly postured Aunt Hildie (Alicia Silverstone). Jonny's mother has vanished, and her father cannot provide the necessary support for an impending life-changing event once she turns eighteen. Upon the milestone birthday, Jonny inherits ancestral superpowers that allow her to sense hyper-empathy. She...
Jonny (slickly played too-cool-for-school by Kiah McKirnan) is your average kleptomaniac teenager sent to live with her coldly postured Aunt Hildie (Alicia Silverstone). Jonny's mother has vanished, and her father cannot provide the necessary support for an impending life-changing event once she turns eighteen. Upon the milestone birthday, Jonny inherits ancestral superpowers that allow her to sense hyper-empathy. She...
- 8/11/2023
- by Matt Donato
- Slash Film
Jennifer Reeder’s follow-up as a writer-director to her 2019 feature debut Knives and Skin, the first trailer arrives today for Perpetrator. The film had its world premiere at this year’s Berlinale before having its North American premiere at Tribeca Festival earlier this summer. In my interview with Reeder ahead of Berlinale ’23, I briefly elaborate on the film’s premise: Precocious 17-year-old Jonny (Kiah McKirnan) has a no-frills home life with her deadbeat father, supported by her after school hustle as a petty thief. Her mother has long been out of the picture, only exacerbating her feeling of isolation when she […]
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- 7/19/2023
- by Natalia Keogan
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Jennifer Reeder’s follow-up as a writer-director to her 2019 feature debut Knives and Skin, the first trailer arrives today for Perpetrator. The film had its world premiere at this year’s Berlinale before having its North American premiere at Tribeca Festival earlier this summer. In my interview with Reeder ahead of Berlinale ’23, I briefly elaborate on the film’s premise: Precocious 17-year-old Jonny (Kiah McKirnan) has a no-frills home life with her deadbeat father, supported by her after school hustle as a petty thief. Her mother has long been out of the picture, only exacerbating her feeling of isolation when she […]
The post Trailer Watch: Jennifer Reeder’s Perpetrator first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
The post Trailer Watch: Jennifer Reeder’s Perpetrator first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 7/19/2023
- by Natalia Keogan
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Kicking off the fall movie season, Knives and Skin director Jennifer Reeder is returning with Perpetrator, a coming-of-age, feminist horror-noir feature. The Berlinale and Tribeca selection starring Kiah McKirnan, Melanie Liburd, Christopher Lowell, and Alicia Silverstone was picked up by Shudder for a theatrical and streaming release on September 1st and now the first trailer has arrived.
Here’s the synopsis: “Jonny Baptiste (Kiah McKirnan) is a reckless teen sent to live with her estranged Aunt Hildie (Alicia Silverstone). On her 18th birthday, she experiences a radical metamorphosis: a family spell that redefines her called Forevering. When several teen girls go missing at her new school, a mythically feral Jonny goes after the Perpetrator.”
David Katz said in his Berlinale review, “Just when you thought filmmakers and creators had exhausted everything worth saying in American high school-set comedies and thrillers, along comes Chicago-based independent Jennifer Reeder, who seems devoted to...
Here’s the synopsis: “Jonny Baptiste (Kiah McKirnan) is a reckless teen sent to live with her estranged Aunt Hildie (Alicia Silverstone). On her 18th birthday, she experiences a radical metamorphosis: a family spell that redefines her called Forevering. When several teen girls go missing at her new school, a mythically feral Jonny goes after the Perpetrator.”
David Katz said in his Berlinale review, “Just when you thought filmmakers and creators had exhausted everything worth saying in American high school-set comedies and thrillers, along comes Chicago-based independent Jennifer Reeder, who seems devoted to...
- 7/19/2023
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
Up next from Jennifer Reeder (V/H/S/94, Night’s End, Knives and Skin) is the horror movie Perpetrator, which first premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival, followed by Tribeca. It will next stream on Shudder and open in select theaters on September 1, 2023. While you wait, you can watch the official trailer for Shudder’s Perpetrator down below.
Perpetrator is being described as a “coming-of-age, feminist horror-noir feature.”
In the film, “Jonny Baptiste (Kiah McKirnan) is a reckless teen sent to live with her estranged Aunt Hildie (Alicia Silverstone). On her 18th birthday, she experiences a radical metamorphosis: a family spell that redefines her called Forevering. When several teen girls go missing at her new school, a mythically feral Jonny goes after the Perpetrator.”
The Shudder Original Film, written and directed by Reeder, also stars Christopher Lowell (My Best Friend’s Exorcism, Promising Young Woman), Melanie Liburd (The Idol), Ireon Roach...
Perpetrator is being described as a “coming-of-age, feminist horror-noir feature.”
In the film, “Jonny Baptiste (Kiah McKirnan) is a reckless teen sent to live with her estranged Aunt Hildie (Alicia Silverstone). On her 18th birthday, she experiences a radical metamorphosis: a family spell that redefines her called Forevering. When several teen girls go missing at her new school, a mythically feral Jonny goes after the Perpetrator.”
The Shudder Original Film, written and directed by Reeder, also stars Christopher Lowell (My Best Friend’s Exorcism, Promising Young Woman), Melanie Liburd (The Idol), Ireon Roach...
- 7/19/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Feminist horror filmmaker Jennifer Reeder is diving deeper into the terrifying depths of teenagehood with the upcoming slasher “Perpetrator.” Watch the trailer, an IndieWire exclusive below, for the Shudder release that brings Alicia Silverstone back to the screen.
The film, which screened at Berlinale and Tribeca and will play the Hudson Film Festival, is written and directed by the “Night’s End” helmer. “Perpetrator” follows Jonny (Kiah McKirnan), a reckless teen sent to live with her estranged Aunt Hildie (Alicia Silverstone). On her 18th birthday, she experiences a radical metamorphosis: a family spell that redefines her called Forevering. When several teen girls go missing at her new school, a mythically feral Jonny goes after the Perpetrator. To note, Reeder also helmed short film titled “Forevering” which ties into the premise of “Perpetrator.”
Melanie Liburd and “How I Met Your Father” and “Promising Young Woman” star Christopher Lowell also appear in the high school-set film.
The film, which screened at Berlinale and Tribeca and will play the Hudson Film Festival, is written and directed by the “Night’s End” helmer. “Perpetrator” follows Jonny (Kiah McKirnan), a reckless teen sent to live with her estranged Aunt Hildie (Alicia Silverstone). On her 18th birthday, she experiences a radical metamorphosis: a family spell that redefines her called Forevering. When several teen girls go missing at her new school, a mythically feral Jonny goes after the Perpetrator. To note, Reeder also helmed short film titled “Forevering” which ties into the premise of “Perpetrator.”
Melanie Liburd and “How I Met Your Father” and “Promising Young Woman” star Christopher Lowell also appear in the high school-set film.
- 7/19/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
The films of Jennifer Reeder have an unmistakable vibe. Her acclaimed short films, including “All Small Bodies” and “Crystal Lake,” have been shown on The Criterion Channel, and her feature film “Knives and Skin” has been shown at Berlin and Tribeca.
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Reeder’s films, which have been described as the meeting point between David Lynch and John Hughes, share little in terms of plot, but all bear an unmistakable eeriness, an otherworldliness that could only be Reeder.
Continue reading ‘Perpetrator’ Review: Jennifer Reeder’s Missing Girls Horror Is A Trip Dripping In Blood & Atmosphere [Berlin] at The Playlist.
Read More: ‘Inside’ Review: Vasilis Katsoupis’ Heist Thriller With Willem Dafoe Is Formulaic Yet Never Dull [Berlin]
Reeder’s films, which have been described as the meeting point between David Lynch and John Hughes, share little in terms of plot, but all bear an unmistakable eeriness, an otherworldliness that could only be Reeder.
Continue reading ‘Perpetrator’ Review: Jennifer Reeder’s Missing Girls Horror Is A Trip Dripping In Blood & Atmosphere [Berlin] at The Playlist.
- 2/25/2023
- by Anna Bogutskaya
- The Playlist
Masked serial killers, mean-girl cheerleaders and Alicia Silverstone as a spooky aunt with a penchant for blood-filled baked goods: Welcome to the world of Perpetrator, a new gory, kitschy horror thriller from transgressive artist-turned-genre filmmaker Jennifer Reeder.
For the follow-up to her 2019’s Knives and Skin, Reeder wanted to return to many of the tropes she explored in that well-received feature debut. Again we have a tale of the darkness that lurks beneath the clipped green lawns of American suburbia, a story of missing girls and murder packed with subtext about sexual identity and cultural conventions, and it is told in a visual mash-up of surrealist imagery and 1980s-style video gore.
But for Perpetrator Reeder decided to tell “a proper horror film.”
“I think Knives and Skin was more genre-adjacent,” says Reeder, speaking to The Hollywood Reporter from her home in Chicago ahead of the Berlinale premiere. “For this one,...
For the follow-up to her 2019’s Knives and Skin, Reeder wanted to return to many of the tropes she explored in that well-received feature debut. Again we have a tale of the darkness that lurks beneath the clipped green lawns of American suburbia, a story of missing girls and murder packed with subtext about sexual identity and cultural conventions, and it is told in a visual mash-up of surrealist imagery and 1980s-style video gore.
But for Perpetrator Reeder decided to tell “a proper horror film.”
“I think Knives and Skin was more genre-adjacent,” says Reeder, speaking to The Hollywood Reporter from her home in Chicago ahead of the Berlinale premiere. “For this one,...
- 2/18/2023
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Editor’s note: This review was originally published at the 2023 Berlin Film Festival. Shudder releases the film in theaters and on its streaming platform on Friday, September 1.
Even in the golden age of highbrow auteur horror, truly cutting feminist horror is still waiting for its “Get Out” moment. That’s not for lack of trying: Rape revenge thrillers were trendy before the tepid pop feminism of “Promising Young Woman” made them a staple of the sub-genre.
While feminist horror provocateur Jennifer Reeder (“Knives and Skin”) has tastes far more sinister and far less mainstream, her latest zany invention is an ambitious but uneven jumble of ideas. One part surreal coming of age horror, one part to-catch-a-predator thriller, “Perpetrator” suffers from a novice lead performance and a script that tries to do too much. It’s an ambitious addition to the feminist horror genre with blood and guts to spare, but it’s no game-changer.
Even in the golden age of highbrow auteur horror, truly cutting feminist horror is still waiting for its “Get Out” moment. That’s not for lack of trying: Rape revenge thrillers were trendy before the tepid pop feminism of “Promising Young Woman” made them a staple of the sub-genre.
While feminist horror provocateur Jennifer Reeder (“Knives and Skin”) has tastes far more sinister and far less mainstream, her latest zany invention is an ambitious but uneven jumble of ideas. One part surreal coming of age horror, one part to-catch-a-predator thriller, “Perpetrator” suffers from a novice lead performance and a script that tries to do too much. It’s an ambitious addition to the feminist horror genre with blood and guts to spare, but it’s no game-changer.
- 2/17/2023
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Syrupy red blood oozing between champing white teeth: If there’s a signature image in Jennifer Reeder’s “Perpetrator,” that might just be it. It’s a striking horror motif but, jumbled in amongst so many other striking horror motifs — nose splints and tattered school uniforms, bloodied fishnet stockings and features-blurring plastic facemasks — by the third or fourth repetition, it loses its visceral punch. As with so much else in Reeder’s overstuffed but underpowered third feature, the oral hemorrhaging is a fetishized detail that seems to have come unstuck from what it might mean. Is it vampirism? Lycanthropy? Psychokinesis? Acute gingivitis? Who’s to say, and, more to the point, why to care?
Streetsmart Jonny (Kiah McKiernan) is a wild child, all right, but a pretty responsible one. When we first meet her, she’s picking a lock in order to carry out a burglary, but the wad of...
Streetsmart Jonny (Kiah McKiernan) is a wild child, all right, but a pretty responsible one. When we first meet her, she’s picking a lock in order to carry out a burglary, but the wad of...
- 2/17/2023
- by Jessica Kiang
- Variety Film + TV
“Perpetrator,” director Jennifer Reeder’s provocative new horror noir that she describes as a “celebration of the girl gone wild,” world premieres Feb. 17 in the Panorama section at the Berlin Film Festival.
Written and directed by Reeder, “Perpetrator” follows an impulsive teenage girl who must unlock a mysterious power to survive when the young women in her town continue to go missing. The film stars Kiah McKirnan (“Mare of Easttown”), Christopher Lowell (“My Best Friend’s Exorcism”), Melanie Liburd (“The Idol”), Ireon Roach (“Candyman”), and Alicia Silverstone (“Clueless”). It is produced by Gregory Chambet for WTFilms and Derek Bishé for Divide/Conquer.
Reeder was last in Berlin with the 2019 murder mystery “Knives and Skin,” which IFC Midnight released theatrically. Acquired ahead of its world premiere by Shudder, “Perpetrator” is the director’s third collaboration with AMC Networks’ streaming service for horror, thrillers and content about the supernatural. Previous works include “Night’s End,...
Written and directed by Reeder, “Perpetrator” follows an impulsive teenage girl who must unlock a mysterious power to survive when the young women in her town continue to go missing. The film stars Kiah McKirnan (“Mare of Easttown”), Christopher Lowell (“My Best Friend’s Exorcism”), Melanie Liburd (“The Idol”), Ireon Roach (“Candyman”), and Alicia Silverstone (“Clueless”). It is produced by Gregory Chambet for WTFilms and Derek Bishé for Divide/Conquer.
Reeder was last in Berlin with the 2019 murder mystery “Knives and Skin,” which IFC Midnight released theatrically. Acquired ahead of its world premiere by Shudder, “Perpetrator” is the director’s third collaboration with AMC Networks’ streaming service for horror, thrillers and content about the supernatural. Previous works include “Night’s End,...
- 2/17/2023
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
Up next from Jennifer Reeder (V/H/S/94, Night’s End, Knives and Skin) is the horror movie Perpetrator, which follows Jonny (Kiah McKirnan), an impulsive teenage girl living in a town where young women continue to go missing and revolves around the power she’s forced to unlock to survive.
Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thrillers, and the supernatural, has released the new festival poster by Creepy Duck Designs and first-look clip ahead of its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival on Friday, February 17.
In the intense first look clip below, actor Alicia Silverstone (The Lodge, The Killing of a Sacred Deer) shows off her ruthless streak when forcing Jonny to make a choice.
Perpetrator follows “Jonny (McKirnan), a reckless teen sent to live with her estranged Aunt Hildie (Silverstone). On her 18th birthday, she experiences a radical metamorphosis: a family spell that redefines her called Forevering.
Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thrillers, and the supernatural, has released the new festival poster by Creepy Duck Designs and first-look clip ahead of its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival on Friday, February 17.
In the intense first look clip below, actor Alicia Silverstone (The Lodge, The Killing of a Sacred Deer) shows off her ruthless streak when forcing Jonny to make a choice.
Perpetrator follows “Jonny (McKirnan), a reckless teen sent to live with her estranged Aunt Hildie (Silverstone). On her 18th birthday, she experiences a radical metamorphosis: a family spell that redefines her called Forevering.
- 2/16/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Shudder has released the new festival poster and first-look clip from Jennifer Reeder’s upcoming horror-noir Perpetrator, set to world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival Friday, February 17. The Shudder Original Film stars Kiah McKirnan (Mare of Easttown), Christopher Lowell, Melanie Liburd (The Idol), Ireon Roach (Candyman [2021]), and Alicia Silverstone and is produced by Gregory Chambet for WTFilms and Derek Bishé for Divide/Conquer.
Written and directed by Reeder, Perpetrator follows Jonny (McKirnan), a reckless teen sent to live with her estranged Aunt Hildie (Silverstone). On her 18th birthday, she experiences a radical metamorphosis: a family spell that redefines her called Forevering. When several teen girls go missing at her new school, a mythically feral Jonny goes after the Perpetrator.
Perpetrator is Reeder’s second feature to screen at Berlinale following the 2019 break-out hit Knives And Skin, which IFC Midnight released theatrically, and marks her third collaboration with Shudder,...
Written and directed by Reeder, Perpetrator follows Jonny (McKirnan), a reckless teen sent to live with her estranged Aunt Hildie (Silverstone). On her 18th birthday, she experiences a radical metamorphosis: a family spell that redefines her called Forevering. When several teen girls go missing at her new school, a mythically feral Jonny goes after the Perpetrator.
Perpetrator is Reeder’s second feature to screen at Berlinale following the 2019 break-out hit Knives And Skin, which IFC Midnight released theatrically, and marks her third collaboration with Shudder,...
- 2/16/2023
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Geno Walker in Night's End Photo: courtesy of Shudder
A last minute addition to Frightfest’s 2022 Glasgow Film Festival line-up and now available on Shudder, Night’s End is an occult thriller with a heavy dose of humour. It centres on Ken (Geno Walker), an agoraphobic alcoholic who is trying to get his life back together and start his own YouTube channel providing marketing tips. When a stuffed bird falls off a shelf behind him during an online conversation with a friend, Ken recounts a story about his flat being haunted, and the friend suggests that there’s a much bigger audience interested in that – but turning to an exorcist to address the situation leads to danger. It’s the latest work by Jennifer Reeder, whom I spoke to previously about her festival hit Knives And Skin, so I reconnected with her to discuss it and began by asking about the...
A last minute addition to Frightfest’s 2022 Glasgow Film Festival line-up and now available on Shudder, Night’s End is an occult thriller with a heavy dose of humour. It centres on Ken (Geno Walker), an agoraphobic alcoholic who is trying to get his life back together and start his own YouTube channel providing marketing tips. When a stuffed bird falls off a shelf behind him during an online conversation with a friend, Ken recounts a story about his flat being haunted, and the friend suggests that there’s a much bigger audience interested in that – but turning to an exorcist to address the situation leads to danger. It’s the latest work by Jennifer Reeder, whom I spoke to previously about her festival hit Knives And Skin, so I reconnected with her to discuss it and began by asking about the...
- 4/1/2022
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Do you ever just want the night to end, but the night’s end seems to never come? This is the epitome of Jennifer Reeder’s apt Night’s End. The Knives and Skin director, with writer Brett Neveu, craft a film about one man’s horrific night. But what is, at first, a frightening, introspective, and isolated ghost story, takes an unfortunate nose dive. The audience is suddenly content and relieved at the night’s end, more so than even the protagonist.
A horror film needs to nail the atmosphere, and Reeder nails that spookiness immediately as she directs Christopher Rejano’s camera to move slowly towards a door. Like a spirit floating just above the ground and lingering outside in the hopes of being let in. It creaks as it opens into a dimly lit, newly occupied apartment. The unemployed divorced father who lives there, Ken (Geno Walker), is found counting down from 10. Then,...
A horror film needs to nail the atmosphere, and Reeder nails that spookiness immediately as she directs Christopher Rejano’s camera to move slowly towards a door. Like a spirit floating just above the ground and lingering outside in the hopes of being let in. It creaks as it opens into a dimly lit, newly occupied apartment. The unemployed divorced father who lives there, Ken (Geno Walker), is found counting down from 10. Then,...
- 3/31/2022
- by Sara Clements
- DailyDead
Jennifer Reeder is an artist and filmmaker who received an Mfa from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Reeder wrote and directed Knives and Skin (2019), a surreal murder mystery about a missing teenager, which is reminiscent of David Lynch’s Twin Peaks. Her films tend to have a focus on themes of trauma, relationships, and coping mechanisms. Her new horror film, Night’s End, tells the story of a haunting and is a compelling exploration of mental illness and isolation. The film stars Geno Walker as Ken Barber, who is divorced and living alone in an apartment. He never leaves the house and frequently talks with his ex-wife and his best friend on video chat. Ken follows a strict routine and has some unusual hobbies, which he hopes will help him control his severe anxiety and insomnia. When he begins to believe he is being haunted by the spirit...
- 3/24/2022
- by Michelle Swope
- DailyDead
Chicago-based director Jennifer Reeder is back with Night’s End, her next horror offering that will stream on Shudder this coming March 31st. The streamer has now shared the trailer for the film that marks the filmmaker’s newest foray into horror following the popular indie Knives and Skin, and the wrap for V/H/S/94, produced by Bloody Disgusting. In Night’s End, an […]
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- 3/4/2022
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: Tl Thompson (Straight White Men), Cory Jeacoma (Power Book II: Ghost), Ireon Roach (School Girls; or the African Mean Girls Play), Derrick A. King (Call Your Mother) and newcomer Autumn Best are set as series regulars in 4400 (formerly known as The 4400), the CW’s reimagining of the 2004 USA Network sci-fi drama series.
4400 hails from Riverdale co-executive producer Ariana Jackson and Anna Fricke, who successfully rebooted Walker, Texas Ranger for the CW.
In the new version, 4400 overlooked, undervalued or otherwise marginalized people who vanished without a trace over the last hundred years are all returned in an instant, having not aged a day and with no memory of what happened to them. As the government races to analyze the potential threat and contain the story, the 4400 themselves must grapple with the fact that they’ve been returned with a few…upgrades, and the increasing likelihood that...
4400 hails from Riverdale co-executive producer Ariana Jackson and Anna Fricke, who successfully rebooted Walker, Texas Ranger for the CW.
In the new version, 4400 overlooked, undervalued or otherwise marginalized people who vanished without a trace over the last hundred years are all returned in an instant, having not aged a day and with no memory of what happened to them. As the government races to analyze the potential threat and contain the story, the 4400 themselves must grapple with the fact that they’ve been returned with a few…upgrades, and the increasing likelihood that...
- 5/24/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: HBO is bolstering the supporting cast for Mare of Easttown, its upcoming limited series starring Kate Winslet. Mackenzie Lansing (The Deuce), Kate Arrington (Billions), Ruby Cruz (Castle Rock), Eisa Davis (Betty), Enid Graham (The Glorias), Justin Hurtt-Dunkley (High Flying Bird), Izzy King, Jack Mulhern (The Society), Anthony Norman (Broadway’s The Prom), Drew Scheid (Halloween) and Madeleine Weinstein (Broadway’s Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) join the series, which is a co-production of HBO and Paul Lee’s wiip. It will premiere April 18 on HBO.
Written by Brad Inglesby, and directed by Craig Zobel, Mare of Easttown stars Winslet as Mare Sheehan, a small-town Pennsylvania detective whose life crumbles around her as she investigates a local murder. The limited series is an exploration into the dark side of a close community and an authentic examination of how family and past tragedies can define our present.
Arrington plays Faye,...
Written by Brad Inglesby, and directed by Craig Zobel, Mare of Easttown stars Winslet as Mare Sheehan, a small-town Pennsylvania detective whose life crumbles around her as she investigates a local murder. The limited series is an exploration into the dark side of a close community and an authentic examination of how family and past tragedies can define our present.
Arrington plays Faye,...
- 2/17/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
For all the filmmakers out there: the call for entries to the TOHorror Fantastic Film Fest 2021 - 21st Edition is now open! TOHorror Fantastic Film Fest, born in 1999, is a long-running Italian independent festival focused on fantastic cinema. It is based in Turin: the city where Dario Argento shot his renowned Deep Red, as well as the city where the great National Museum of Cinema stands. The main target of the festival is to support, promote and help spreading new talented voices in fantastic genres. Beside works by well-known filmmakers, year after year a huge part of Tohfff line-up is composed by first or second time directors' movies indeed. In the last few years, Tohfff showcased in Italy gems such as Knives And Skin by Jennifer Reeder, Climax by Gaspar Noé, One Cut Of...
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- 1/6/2021
- Screen Anarchy
IFC Midnight has an excellent track record with their horror acquisitions, so you'll want to add A Banquet to the list of movies to keep on your radar. Due out in 2021, the movie is the feature debut from Ruth Paxton and stars Sienna Guillory. Here's the official press release from IFC:
"IFC Midnight announced today that it is acquiring North American rights to A Banquet, the feature debut from Ruth Paxton, whose award-winning short films have been exhibited and nominated in competition at numerous prominent film festivals worldwide. A Banquet is a visually arresting, slow-burning psychological horror that uses subtle supernatural elements to create tension within a family in the midst of a breakdown, exploiting the complicated bond between three generations of mothers and daughters.
The film stars Sienna Guillory, British rising stars Jessica Alexander (Get Even) and Ruby Stokes, and award-winning actress Lindsay Duncan Cbe. A Banquet will...
"IFC Midnight announced today that it is acquiring North American rights to A Banquet, the feature debut from Ruth Paxton, whose award-winning short films have been exhibited and nominated in competition at numerous prominent film festivals worldwide. A Banquet is a visually arresting, slow-burning psychological horror that uses subtle supernatural elements to create tension within a family in the midst of a breakdown, exploiting the complicated bond between three generations of mothers and daughters.
The film stars Sienna Guillory, British rising stars Jessica Alexander (Get Even) and Ruby Stokes, and award-winning actress Lindsay Duncan Cbe. A Banquet will...
- 12/3/2020
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Chicago – The Midwest Film Festival continues their 2020 Fall Drive-In Programs on October 21st, 2020, with the presentation of “Ad Community Shorts Night.” Doors open at 5:30pm at the Chi-Town Movies Drive-In near the Pilsen neighborhood … click here for ticket purchasing information.
The ten film line-up is created by the advertising community in Chicago, and are gathered yearly at the Midwest Film Festival for exhibition. Included is a music video, “They Don’t Know About Us” by Secret Bad Boy (Ben Joseph and friends), which is directed by Kerri Lyn Walsh. Ms. Walsh is a photographer and in art department production (“Knives and Skin”) and continues to expand in many elements of film creation. The music video is a mash-up of Tracey Ullman’s pop song “They Don’t Know,” House-style funk and the relationship between a man (Ben Joseph) and a sloth (portrayed by Steve the Sloth).
Ad Community Shorts Night
Photo credit: MidwestFilm.
The ten film line-up is created by the advertising community in Chicago, and are gathered yearly at the Midwest Film Festival for exhibition. Included is a music video, “They Don’t Know About Us” by Secret Bad Boy (Ben Joseph and friends), which is directed by Kerri Lyn Walsh. Ms. Walsh is a photographer and in art department production (“Knives and Skin”) and continues to expand in many elements of film creation. The music video is a mash-up of Tracey Ullman’s pop song “They Don’t Know,” House-style funk and the relationship between a man (Ben Joseph) and a sloth (portrayed by Steve the Sloth).
Ad Community Shorts Night
Photo credit: MidwestFilm.
- 10/20/2020
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – The Midwest Film Festival adds three fall dates to their revived 2020 season and kicks off on September 29th, 2020, with a Drive-In presentation of “Union & Indie Passion Shorts Night.” Doors open at 6pm at the Chi-Town Movies Drive-In near the Pilsen neighborhood … click here. for ticket purchasing information.
Besides the ten short film line-up, the Midwest Film Fest will have a virtual panel on union and indie production, which includes filmmakers Colleen Griffith (“Corrado Mooncoin”) and Jennifer Reeder (“Knives and Skin”). Click here for the full line up of shorts and details regarding the virtual panel.
Union & Indie Passion Shorts Night
Photo credit: MidwestFilm.com
The Drive-In concept revived the Festival after it had to take a hiatus due to the pandemic. The partnership with Chi-Town Movies Drive-In and The Gene Siskel Film Center includes two more nights in the fall … Ad Community Shorts Night on October 22nd and Music...
Besides the ten short film line-up, the Midwest Film Fest will have a virtual panel on union and indie production, which includes filmmakers Colleen Griffith (“Corrado Mooncoin”) and Jennifer Reeder (“Knives and Skin”). Click here for the full line up of shorts and details regarding the virtual panel.
Union & Indie Passion Shorts Night
Photo credit: MidwestFilm.com
The Drive-In concept revived the Festival after it had to take a hiatus due to the pandemic. The partnership with Chi-Town Movies Drive-In and The Gene Siskel Film Center includes two more nights in the fall … Ad Community Shorts Night on October 22nd and Music...
- 9/29/2020
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Welcome back to Let’s Scare Bryan to Death! This month, I’m talking to director Jennifer Reeder, whose film Knives and Skin made my list of favorites from 2019. It’s a beautifully off-kilter movie that presents everything in a surreal atmosphere, as Reeder both disorients us but also gives us clues for how to settle into the film’s wavelength.
It’s no big surprise, then, that Reeder’s film selection for this month is David Lynch’s Lost Highway, another movie known for messing with audience expectations for narrative structure. While Knives and Skin has been compared to other Lynch stories Twin Peaks and Blue Velvet, Reeder says Lost Highway was much more in the forefront of her mind when she made her film.
Lost Highway is a neo-noir-meets-erotic-nightmare that follows Fred Madison (Bill Pullman), a brooding jazz musician who wakes up one morning to receive a cryptic...
It’s no big surprise, then, that Reeder’s film selection for this month is David Lynch’s Lost Highway, another movie known for messing with audience expectations for narrative structure. While Knives and Skin has been compared to other Lynch stories Twin Peaks and Blue Velvet, Reeder says Lost Highway was much more in the forefront of her mind when she made her film.
Lost Highway is a neo-noir-meets-erotic-nightmare that follows Fred Madison (Bill Pullman), a brooding jazz musician who wakes up one morning to receive a cryptic...
- 8/19/2020
- by Bryan Christopher
- DailyDead
Well, we’ve officially made it to April, which means we’ve got more home media releases to look forward to as well. In terms of new horror headed to Blu-ray and DVD on Tuesday, Joe Begos’ badass siege flick Vfw arrives on both formats, and Jennifer Reeder’s Knives and Skin is coming home via a Blu/DVD combo release as well. If you’re in the mood for a mind-blowing Exorcist ripoff, be sure to pick up Arrow Video’s 2-Disc Special Edition release of Beyond the Door, and Terror Train is being shown some love this Tuesday with a brand new Blu-ray, too.
Other releases for April 7th include Supernatural (1933), Dead by Dawn, Reflections on the Living Dead, The Devil’s Fairground, Impact Event, and The Wind Walker.
Beyond the Door: 2-Disc Special Edition
Legendary filmmaker Ovidio G. Assonitis, whose Tentacles and Piranha II sought to...
Other releases for April 7th include Supernatural (1933), Dead by Dawn, Reflections on the Living Dead, The Devil’s Fairground, Impact Event, and The Wind Walker.
Beyond the Door: 2-Disc Special Edition
Legendary filmmaker Ovidio G. Assonitis, whose Tentacles and Piranha II sought to...
- 4/7/2020
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Stars: Marika Engelhardt, Tim Hopper, Kate Arrington, Audrey Francis, Tony Fitzpatrick, James Vincent Meredith, Ty Olwin, Robert T. Cunningham, Alex Moss, Raven Whitley, Genevieve Venjohnson | Written and Directed by Jennifer Reeder
The disappearance of a female teenager in a small rural town in America starts an almost domino effect of problems for the people that knew her… Knives and Skin is part coming of age drama part dark thriller and it manages to feel like nothing I have seen before.
Director Jennifer Reeder definitely has a certain vision and sees it out completely, even if, for me, it fails to work almost as much as it works. Although we assume it is set in present day, it almost feels like it is set in its own little universe with the fashion, dialogue and sets there own unique thing.
I did enjoy much of the set and costume design though. The...
The disappearance of a female teenager in a small rural town in America starts an almost domino effect of problems for the people that knew her… Knives and Skin is part coming of age drama part dark thriller and it manages to feel like nothing I have seen before.
Director Jennifer Reeder definitely has a certain vision and sees it out completely, even if, for me, it fails to work almost as much as it works. Although we assume it is set in present day, it almost feels like it is set in its own little universe with the fashion, dialogue and sets there own unique thing.
I did enjoy much of the set and costume design though. The...
- 4/6/2020
- by Alain Elliott
- Nerdly
IFC Midnight has secured the North American rights to Egor Abramenko’s directorial debut feature Sputnik, a sci-thriller set to premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, which has been postponed due to the current global health crisis. Oksana Akinshina, Fedor Bondarchuk, Pyotr Fyodorov, and Anton Vasilev star in the film, which IFC will release on August 14.
Inspired by Abramenko’s short film The Passenger, the plot takes place at the height of the Cold War when a Soviet spacecraft crash lands after a mission gone awry, leaving the commander as its only survivor. After a renowned Russian psychologist is brought in to evaluate the commander’s mental state, it becomes clear that something dangerous may have come back to Earth with him.
More from DeadlineIFC Picks Up North American Rights To Contained Arctic Chiller 'Centigrade' Based On True StoryIFC Midnight Takes North American Rights To Fantasia Horror 'The Wretched'ifc Midnight...
Inspired by Abramenko’s short film The Passenger, the plot takes place at the height of the Cold War when a Soviet spacecraft crash lands after a mission gone awry, leaving the commander as its only survivor. After a renowned Russian psychologist is brought in to evaluate the commander’s mental state, it becomes clear that something dangerous may have come back to Earth with him.
More from DeadlineIFC Picks Up North American Rights To Contained Arctic Chiller 'Centigrade' Based On True StoryIFC Midnight Takes North American Rights To Fantasia Horror 'The Wretched'ifc Midnight...
- 4/3/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
TOHorror Fantastic Film Fest, one of the most important independent genre film festival in Italy, is coming back with its 20th edition in 2020! The event will take place from October 28 to November 1 at Cinema Massimo in Turin, in partnership with the Italian National Museum of Cinema. The festival, born in 1999 baptized by the master Dario Argento, is now a main event focused on fantastic and horror culture. After spreading in Italy in the last years with great movies, and hosting many amazing guests (Richard Stanley, Jean Rollin, Hélène Cattet & Bruno Forzani,...
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- 3/9/2020
- Screen Anarchy
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options—not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves–each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit platforms. Check out this week’s selections below and an archive of past round-ups here.
Directed by Kelly Reichardt
As Kelly Reichardt’s glorious new drama First Cow enters U.S. theaters starting today, if you are waiting for it to expand, The Criterion Channel has the showcase just for you. Featuring four of her best films–River of Grass, Old Joy, Wendy and Lucy, and Meek’s Cutoff–one can bask in the textured humanity and intimate worlds she creates. As part of the mini-retrospective, there’s also a masterclass featuring a conversation with April Wolfe.
Where to Stream: The Criterion Channel
Haywire (Steven Soderbergh)
From the opening moments of Haywire — Steven Soderbergh’s slice of espionage action pulp — a...
Directed by Kelly Reichardt
As Kelly Reichardt’s glorious new drama First Cow enters U.S. theaters starting today, if you are waiting for it to expand, The Criterion Channel has the showcase just for you. Featuring four of her best films–River of Grass, Old Joy, Wendy and Lucy, and Meek’s Cutoff–one can bask in the textured humanity and intimate worlds she creates. As part of the mini-retrospective, there’s also a masterclass featuring a conversation with April Wolfe.
Where to Stream: The Criterion Channel
Haywire (Steven Soderbergh)
From the opening moments of Haywire — Steven Soderbergh’s slice of espionage action pulp — a...
- 3/6/2020
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Hulu is out with its list of everything new coming and going in March, and the new additions include the three-episode series premiere of “Little Fires Everywhere” starring Kerry Washington and Reese Witherspoon, and the premiere of the Hillary Clinton documentary “Hillary.”
Those two shows premiere March 18 and March 6, respectively. Other highlights include “Into the Dark: Crawlers,” about body-switching aliens and also out on March 6; the complete second season of “Love Island: Australia” coming March 13, and the two-episode series premiere of “Devs” starring Nick Offerman on March 6.
Movies leaving the site on March 31 include “When Harry Met Sally…,” “Precious” and “Big Fish.”
Also Read: Hulu's 'Into the Dark' Sets Body-Switching Aliens Thriller 'Crawlers' as March Movie (Exclusive)
Here’s everything coming and going to and from Hulu in March:
Arriving March 1
Ok K.O, Let’s Be Heroes!: Complete Season 3 (Cartoon Network)
50/50 (2011)
Abduction (2011)
Blue City (1986)
Cantinflas (2014)
Charlotte’s Web...
Those two shows premiere March 18 and March 6, respectively. Other highlights include “Into the Dark: Crawlers,” about body-switching aliens and also out on March 6; the complete second season of “Love Island: Australia” coming March 13, and the two-episode series premiere of “Devs” starring Nick Offerman on March 6.
Movies leaving the site on March 31 include “When Harry Met Sally…,” “Precious” and “Big Fish.”
Also Read: Hulu's 'Into the Dark' Sets Body-Switching Aliens Thriller 'Crawlers' as March Movie (Exclusive)
Here’s everything coming and going to and from Hulu in March:
Arriving March 1
Ok K.O, Let’s Be Heroes!: Complete Season 3 (Cartoon Network)
50/50 (2011)
Abduction (2011)
Blue City (1986)
Cantinflas (2014)
Charlotte’s Web...
- 3/1/2020
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
Alec Bojalad Feb 18, 2020
We have a list of the new Hulu movies and shows arriving in March 2020.
March sees the beginning of one of TV's more interesting experiment in 2020. Hulu's new releases for March 2020 are highlighted by the launch of the torturously-named "FX on Hulu" in which certain FX shows will premiere exclusively on Hulu.
Yes, when Disney set out up the entertainment industry, it gained more brands than it knew what to do with. And that's how you get stuff like FX on Hulu. The streaming/cable hybrid begins in earnest in March with two series, Alex Garland's sci-fi Devs and the weird Lil Dickey comedy Dave. More FX on Hulu is set to arrive in April as well.
Hulu's only $5.99/month now, grab the deal here!
In addition to FX's offerings, Hulu has some intriguing originals of its own for March 2020. Hillary Clinton docuseries, Hillary, premieres on...
We have a list of the new Hulu movies and shows arriving in March 2020.
March sees the beginning of one of TV's more interesting experiment in 2020. Hulu's new releases for March 2020 are highlighted by the launch of the torturously-named "FX on Hulu" in which certain FX shows will premiere exclusively on Hulu.
Yes, when Disney set out up the entertainment industry, it gained more brands than it knew what to do with. And that's how you get stuff like FX on Hulu. The streaming/cable hybrid begins in earnest in March with two series, Alex Garland's sci-fi Devs and the weird Lil Dickey comedy Dave. More FX on Hulu is set to arrive in April as well.
Hulu's only $5.99/month now, grab the deal here!
In addition to FX's offerings, Hulu has some intriguing originals of its own for March 2020. Hillary Clinton docuseries, Hillary, premieres on...
- 2/18/2020
- Den of Geek
How was 2019 only 12 months? How did one year contain both the Spielberg vs Netflix feud and the Scorsese vs Marvel dustup? Oh, and it was somehow the same year in which everyone hated the finales of both Star Wars (or at least its Skywalker Saga) and “Game of Thrones.” The mind boggles at simply how much happened in the world of film and TV in 2019. The staff of IndieWire thought it would be worth taking a moment to reflect on our favorite stories of the year. We broke news, made passionate critical arguments, interviewed luminaries from all aspects of the business, and defined the issues, trends, and breakthroughs — and why they matter.
These are the stories we published in 2019 we’re proud of the most. Taken together, it’s a cheat-sheet guide to where the industry is now — and possibly a glimpse of where it’s going.
No, Studios Won’t Buy Theaters,...
These are the stories we published in 2019 we’re proud of the most. Taken together, it’s a cheat-sheet guide to where the industry is now — and possibly a glimpse of where it’s going.
No, Studios Won’t Buy Theaters,...
- 12/31/2019
- by IndieWire Staff
- Indiewire
Over the course of a single year, the staff of IndieWire consumes a dizzying amount of films, thanks to packed film festival slates, stuffed streaming offerings, and regular old theatrical releases. Along the way, we find plenty of films to love, and closing out another year at the movies gives us a chance to keep spreading the good word of the year’s best (at least in our eyes).
For those of you obsessed with numbers, IndieWire’s overall top five film picks likely don’t surprise: Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite” was the clear favorite, but it was followed by an array of darlings, including Celine Sciamma’s “Portrait of a Lady on Fire,” the Safdie brothers’ “Uncut Gems,” Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women,” and Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman.” And while those top favorites appeared on a number of lists, a few films only appeared on one, including...
For those of you obsessed with numbers, IndieWire’s overall top five film picks likely don’t surprise: Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite” was the clear favorite, but it was followed by an array of darlings, including Celine Sciamma’s “Portrait of a Lady on Fire,” the Safdie brothers’ “Uncut Gems,” Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women,” and Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman.” And while those top favorites appeared on a number of lists, a few films only appeared on one, including...
- 12/23/2019
- by IndieWire Staff
- Indiewire
In Knives and Skin, a date between two high school students, Carolyn Harper (Raven Whitley) and Andy Kitzmiller (Ty Olwin), goes terribly wrong, leading to misogynistic attitudes and the disappearance of the young girl. While writer/director Jennifer Reeder uses the setting of a film noir, with some Twin Peaks vibe to it, Knives and Skin is really more like a weird collage of small-town characters that are related somehow to the missing Carolyn Harper and that are dealing with their very own conflicts. By following other teenagers (actresses Grace Smith and Kayla Carter are part of the young cast) and the (equally troubled) adults in their lives, Knives and Skin touches many dark themes (from grief to...
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- 12/18/2019
- Screen Anarchy
Jason Blum of horror outfit Blumhouse Productions blew up the internet last year when he claimed that not only were there not many female directors, period, there were even less willing to do horror. Blumhouse, however, was quick to make changes, most widely with the December 13 release of director Sophia Takal’s women-led, #MeToo-era slasher remake “Black Christmas,” and its Hulu anthology series “Into the Dark,” which has already employed a handful of female directors including indie-turned-studio helmer Takal.
Beyond the walls of Blumhouse, there’s indeed a renaissance of horror movies happening worldwide — and in many cases, women are at the helm. Currently in theaters and expanding throughout the U.S. is first-time feature filmmaker Jennifer Reeder’s pop-colored “Riverdale”-esque high-school horror film “Knives and Skin,” which announces a powerful new voice for genre filmmaking.
As the decade comes to a close, IndieWire looks back at 12 of the...
Beyond the walls of Blumhouse, there’s indeed a renaissance of horror movies happening worldwide — and in many cases, women are at the helm. Currently in theaters and expanding throughout the U.S. is first-time feature filmmaker Jennifer Reeder’s pop-colored “Riverdale”-esque high-school horror film “Knives and Skin,” which announces a powerful new voice for genre filmmaking.
As the decade comes to a close, IndieWire looks back at 12 of the...
- 12/13/2019
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
The missing girl. She’s the center of many an American narrative. Yet for Jennifer Reeder, this figure is merely the beginning of a narrative that fades into the background of her film Knives and Skin. The real drama and intrigue of her “genre adjacent” work, as she describes the film, comes from watching how the […]
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- 12/10/2019
- by Marshall Shaffer
- Slash Film
If you filtered a classic character-driven film like The Last Picture Show through a giallo color palette and infused it with impending dread of a horror flick, you’d get something that looked a lot like Jennifer Reeder’s Knives and Skin. The writer-director begins her film with a missing girl, the inciting incident for any number […]
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- 12/9/2019
- by Marshall Shaffer
- Slash Film
“Stupid slut. I hate you!” a jock yells, leaving his beguiling band geek lover by the side of the road.
The geek-slut-tease in question, Carolyn Harper, fires back, “I hate you, too! I hate you with all my heart right now!” She is still in full, feather-hatted regalia, and suddenly bleeding profusely from the forehead. The jock has stolen her glasses, which glow ominously like the C-shaped cut she scratched into his forehead mere moments ago.
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The geek-slut-tease in question, Carolyn Harper, fires back, “I hate you, too! I hate you with all my heart right now!” She is still in full, feather-hatted regalia, and suddenly bleeding profusely from the forehead. The jock has stolen her glasses, which glow ominously like the C-shaped cut she scratched into his forehead mere moments ago.
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- 12/6/2019
- by Lena Wilson
- The Playlist
Jennifer Reeder’s “Knives and Skin” will test the limits of viewer patience. The positive qualities lie in the surrealistic film’s bold cinematography, distinctive use of music, and diversity of cast, though that’s not enough to redeem this tedious viewing experience. Following a festival run that began at the Berlinale, IFC Midnight is giving the film a limited release in theaters Dec. 6, day-and-date with VOD.
In an unnamed suburban town somewhere in Illinois, the disappearance of Carolyn Harper (Raven Whitley) sends a ripple of paranoia throughout the community. While every secret revelation leads closer to the truth of her disappearance, as long as the case goes unsolved, the inhabitants begin to unravel. The upheaval is most pronounced among the young women of the area, including drug dealer Joanna Kitzmiller (Grace Smith), goth musician Charlotte Kirtich (Ireon Roach), and cheerleader Laurel Darlington (Kayla Carter). According to the social hierarchy of high school,...
In an unnamed suburban town somewhere in Illinois, the disappearance of Carolyn Harper (Raven Whitley) sends a ripple of paranoia throughout the community. While every secret revelation leads closer to the truth of her disappearance, as long as the case goes unsolved, the inhabitants begin to unravel. The upheaval is most pronounced among the young women of the area, including drug dealer Joanna Kitzmiller (Grace Smith), goth musician Charlotte Kirtich (Ireon Roach), and cheerleader Laurel Darlington (Kayla Carter). According to the social hierarchy of high school,...
- 12/6/2019
- by Valerie Complex
- Variety Film + TV
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options—not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves–each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit platforms. Check out this week’s selections below and an archive of past round-ups here.
Before we get to our weekly streaming picks, check out our annual feature: Where to Stream the Best Films of 2019.
Ad Astra (James Gray)
With Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood and The Irishman, it’s been a strong year for big-budget, auteur-driven cinema, but my pick for the best of the bunch in that regard is James Gray’s Brad Pitt-led adventure Ad Astra. A space epic of immense scale that still contains a personal, beating heart, if you didn’t get a chance to experience this on the biggest screen possible, it’s now available to stream. For more, listen to our podcast discussion.
Before we get to our weekly streaming picks, check out our annual feature: Where to Stream the Best Films of 2019.
Ad Astra (James Gray)
With Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood and The Irishman, it’s been a strong year for big-budget, auteur-driven cinema, but my pick for the best of the bunch in that regard is James Gray’s Brad Pitt-led adventure Ad Astra. A space epic of immense scale that still contains a personal, beating heart, if you didn’t get a chance to experience this on the biggest screen possible, it’s now available to stream. For more, listen to our podcast discussion.
- 12/6/2019
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
A neon-soaked teen-centric mystery, Jennifer Reeder’s Knives and Skin is set to hit theaters and digital platforms this Friday, courtesy of IFC Midnight. The film revolves around Carolyn Harper, a high school student who has gone missing, and how her disappearance affects everyone in her tight-knit community as they try to figure out just what happened to the teen.
Daily Dead had the opportunity to speak with Reeder recently about her latest directorial effort, and she discussed her approach to the story of Knives and Skin, creating a film about female adolescence, the visual language of the project, and why her utilization of ’80s pop music was so essential to Knives and Skin.
I'd love to have you start off by talking about your approach to Knives and Skin, because it certainly has its own timing, and rhythm, and a very interesting approach to the material. It felt incredibly...
Daily Dead had the opportunity to speak with Reeder recently about her latest directorial effort, and she discussed her approach to the story of Knives and Skin, creating a film about female adolescence, the visual language of the project, and why her utilization of ’80s pop music was so essential to Knives and Skin.
I'd love to have you start off by talking about your approach to Knives and Skin, because it certainly has its own timing, and rhythm, and a very interesting approach to the material. It felt incredibly...
- 12/5/2019
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Happy December, dear readers! Now that the winter season is officially upon us, it only makes sense to take a look at all the great horror and sci-fi films (as well as a few genre-adjacent projects) coming our way through February, both on the big and small screen. Here’s a rundown of all the titles officially announced over the next few months so that you can start making your movie-watching plans.
Enjoy!
December 2019:
Automation (Epic Pictures) – On VOD December 3rd
A workplace robot, Auto, transforms into a killing machine when he discovers he will be replaced by a more efficient model. Auto fears being terminated and will stop at nothing to prevent his own destruction. The human employees must band together to stop him before it’s too late.
Daniel Isn’t Real (Samuel Goldwyn Films) – In Theaters and on Digital December 6th
Troubled college freshman Luke (Miles Robbins...
Enjoy!
December 2019:
Automation (Epic Pictures) – On VOD December 3rd
A workplace robot, Auto, transforms into a killing machine when he discovers he will be replaced by a more efficient model. Auto fears being terminated and will stop at nothing to prevent his own destruction. The human employees must band together to stop him before it’s too late.
Daniel Isn’t Real (Samuel Goldwyn Films) – In Theaters and on Digital December 6th
Troubled college freshman Luke (Miles Robbins...
- 12/2/2019
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
It’s the final month of the year and there’s no shortage of cinematic gifts. From long-awaited features from some of our favorite directors to genre-tinged delights to massive blockbusters, December is overflowing with films to see. We should note that Portrait of a Lady on Fire is an essential watch, but it’s only getting a one-week awards-qualifying run in NY/La, so we’ll wait to feature it when it opens wide this February. Check out our monthly picks below.
15. Little Joe (Jessica Hausner; Dec. 6)
After landing on our radar with the formally thrilling, adventurous Amour Fou, Jessica Hausner finally returned with Little Joe. Starring Emily Beecham, Ben Whishaw, and Kerry Fox, the Cannes winner is set in the near-future where a plant is invented that begins to psychologically alter those who come in contact with it. This plays out in the story of a mother who...
15. Little Joe (Jessica Hausner; Dec. 6)
After landing on our radar with the formally thrilling, adventurous Amour Fou, Jessica Hausner finally returned with Little Joe. Starring Emily Beecham, Ben Whishaw, and Kerry Fox, the Cannes winner is set in the near-future where a plant is invented that begins to psychologically alter those who come in contact with it. This plays out in the story of a mother who...
- 12/2/2019
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. For daily updates follow us @NotebookMUBI.NEWSHong Sang-soo directing on the set of a new production.Above: We don't know the backstory behind this, but we're nonetheless glad to see Hong Sang-soo back in the director's chair after a year with no new Hong Sang-soo movie. (via @lil_coincoin)Yorgos Lanthimos is set to direct and produce a limited series adapted from Mark Seal's The Man in the Rockefeller Suit. The non-fiction book traces the various lies and grifts of Clark Rockefeller, who claims to be a member of the Rockefeller clan. Recommended VIEWINGAbel Ferrara's Tommaso now has an international trailer, which offers a deeper glimpse into the life of an ex-pat filmmaker (Willem Dafoe) in Rome, who struggles to balance his artistic passion and familial commitments. Read our Cannes interview with Ferrara here.An official trailer for Jennifer Reeder...
- 11/27/2019
- MUBI
Knives and Skin became a cult film festival darling this year, building up buzz for its neon-drenched missing girl mystery at Berlinale, the Tribeca Film Festival, Fantastic Fest, and AFI Fest. Now Jennifer Reeder‘s Lynchian thriller is making its way to theaters and VOD this December. Watch the Knives and Skin trailer below. Knives and Skin Trailer Knives […]
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- 11/16/2019
- by Hoai-Tran Bui
- Slash Film
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