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Monday, October 30, 2017

Spend Your Halloween With Fall's Most Unique Thrillers - "CREEP 2" and "SUPER DARK TIMES"



CREEP 2

Directed by Patrick Brice and Written by Patrick Brice and Mark Duplass
Starring Desiree Akhavan and Mark Duplass


"Will impress any fan of the original."
- John Defore, THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

"A blackly hilarious, increasingly intense showdown between two very engaging and unusual characters."
- Meredith Borders, BIRTH.MOVIES.DEATH

"Brice and Duplass have created one of the most subdued and charismatic horror characters of this decade."
- Ben Larned, DAILY DEAD

"Duplass is so very excellent in these movies: true to the title, he’s creepy as all get out."
- Eli Fine, THE PLAYLIST

"The best horror-comedy since Evil Dead II, expertly blending both genres."
- Jonathan Barkan, DREAD CENTRAL

Synopsis:
Desiree Akhavan (“Girls”, APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR) stars as Sara, a video artist whose primary focus is creating intimacy with lonely men. After finding an ad online for "video work," she thinks she may have found the subject of her dreams.

She drives to a remote house in the forest and meets a man claiming to be a serial killer (Mark Duplass, reprising his role from the previous film). Unable to resist the chance to create a truly shocking piece of art, she agrees to spend the day with him. However, as the day goes on she discovers she may have dug herself into a hole she can't escape.
     
TRT: 80m Country: USA  Language: English



SUPER DARK TIMES

Directed by Kevin Phillips and Written by Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski
Starring Owen Campbell, Charlie Tahan, Elizabeth Cappuccino


"Filmmakers looking for ways to distinguish their first feature film could learn from Kevin Phillips... While another movie might have leaned harder on ripped-from-the-headlines prurience, SUPER DARK TIMES instead aims to become a more elusive pleasure — a simple story, well told."
- Teo Bugbee, THE NEW YORK TIMES

"An incredibly stylish and confident debut from director Kevin Phillips...when he digs into the muck of the rot at the heart of it, he comes up with some unforgettable moments."
- Emily Yoshida, VULTURE

"Pitch-perfect evocation of boys coming of age under extreme duress...what emerges is less a traditional horror film than a character study in which remorse, rage and desire uneasily comingle."
- Nick Schager, THE DAILY BEAST

“A phenomenal thriller. A remarkable, atmospheric debut with exceptional performances.”
– Joe McGovern, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

"Visceral and gripping.  An unnerving cross between STAND BY ME and DONNIE DARKO."
– David Ehrlich, INDIEWIRE

Synopsis:
Zach (Owen Campbell) and Josh (Charlie Tahan) are best friends growing up in a leafy Upstate New York suburb in the 1990s, where teenage life revolves around hanging out, looking for kicks, navigating first love and vying for popularity.

When a traumatic incident drives a wedge between the previously inseparable pair, their youthful innocence abruptly vanishes. Each young man processes the tragedy in his own way, until circumstances grow increasingly complex and spiral into violence.

A harrowing but meticulously observed look at teenage lives in the era prior to the Columbine High School massacre, SUPER DARK TIMES marks the feature debut of gifted director Kevin Phillips, whose critically acclaimed 2015 short film "Too Cool For School" premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.

TRT: 102 min Country:  USA Language:  English 



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