Reto Kosnar 7 – #13.5 – Seccion de spoilers sobre «Follow Her» (Podcast)

Un remake de la seccion de spoilers de la trasmision de ayer sobre el filme «Follow Her»

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Reto Kosnar 7 – #13 – «Follow Her» (2022) podcast

Una actriz desempleada que ha logrado hacerse de fama y seguidores con un peculiar programa de internet, acude a una oferta de trabajo como guionista, sin saber que la persona detrás de el proyecto está buscando el mayor realismo posible para su thriller erótico, donde se espera que al final haya por lo menos un cadaver.

La premisa podrá sonar simple y predecible, pero creanme, en este filme llamado «Follow Her» hay mas de una sopresa que nos dejara pensando aun y cuando se hayan acabado los creditos finales.

Todo esto aderezado con el relajo que los critters y gremnlins de la audiencia pongan en la galera!

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From Screamfest 2022: «Follow Her»

October is here, and with that, Screamfest is having its annual festival! We were lucky enough to be able to check an interesting Psychological thriller called “Follow Her”, which was screened on October 14th.

In order to go deep to the good stuff right away, let me copy paste the official synopsis:

“Struggling actress and live-streamer Jess Peters (Dani Barker), known to her online followers as J-PEEPS, has finally found her hook: Secretly filming creepy interactions she encounters via online job listings, and using the kinks of others to fuel her streaming success. For her next episode, she’s been hired to write the ending of a screenplay in a remote, lavish cabin. Once there, Tom (Luke Cook), the alluring self-proclaimed screenwriter, hands her a script in which the two of them are the main characters. This client isn’t what he seems, and even though the money’s great… the real payment here could cost her life.”

All right, let’s dig in!

“Follow her” brings a premise that you might believe you know what is going on, and you probably will be HALF right. However, the story never pretends to be too clever nor does it hide clues to rack your brains (on a second viewing you will note some hints that we might have understandably missed). The script has a message, but it does not beat your head with it, like unfortunately too many films do these days. It is not shaming you nor lecturing you, instead it lets you have your own analysis on several themes, but mainly poses the question about going too far just for the sake of fame and likes without being accountable for the damage you might be causing to others. The script does not shy away of pointing out double standards, while poking fun about thriller movies cliches and other troupes, it does a good job managing to integrate all those opinions without stopping the plot from being fun, coy, and yes, at moments, scary.

All of this is very enjoyable thanks to a good pacing, but also due the chemistry between the leads Dani Barker (Who also wrote the script) and Luke Cook.
Jess (Barker) at first looks at “Tom” as a new target for the web show, but later on, she seems to loose her focus and starts to be interested on her new employer/writing partner, but can it be that she is just THAT good at pretending?
And how about Tom (Cook)? Is he really interested on creating a written masterpiece, or he would rather go for something more on the vein of a “reality show”?
With the excuse of brainstorming the script with the use of an improvisation exercise, we see them flirt, dance and smile, but deep down we can see that inside of both of them, there might be an ulterior motive for them to be there. You can try to guess the ending and the twist and turns, but I really would suggest to just let yourself go and enjoy the ride.

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Reto Kosnar 7 – #13 – «Follow Her» (2022)

Una actriz desempleada que ha logrado hacerse de fama y seguidores con un peculiar programa de internet, acude a una oferta de trabajo como guionista, sin saber que la persona detrás de el proyecto está buscando el mayor realismo posible para su thriller erótico, donde se espera que al final haya por lo menos un cadaver.

La premisa podrá sonar simple y predecible, pero creanme, en este filme llamado «Follow Her» hay mas de una sopresa que nos dejara pensando aun y cuando se hayan acabado los creditos finales.

Todo esto aderezado con el relajo que los critters y gremnlins de la audiencia pongan en la galera!

Como siempre, esperamos que este episodio les guste, y de paso les dejamos las vías de contagio: Web Desdeabajo.net Twitter: @desdeabajox Fb: Desde Abajo podcast Patreon: Patreon.com/desdeabajo Instagram: Desdeabajox Youtube.com/desdeabajopodcast

 

«Darkness Rising»: A review without spoilers…

DarknessRising 300On June 30th via IFC Midnight, we will be able to see on VOD and select theaters “Darkness Rising” a new suspense film that shows that sometimes is better to leave the past behind, specially if you managed to avoid your death, as you might not be so lucky a second time…

In this film we meet Madison, a young woman than convinces her fiancé, Jake and her cousin Izzy to break into the house where she used to lived a long time ago, before it gets demolished. What Madison is trying to do is to find answers as to why many years ago her mother killed Madison’s younger sister, and almost killed her too, in order to finally move on.

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Our review of «The Devil’s Dolls»: On VOD and Theaters on September 16th

dd_key_webAfter finally stopping a serial killer thru a manhunt that lasted for three years, a Mississippi detective finds him self dealing with a strange series of murders committed by people that never showed signs of aggression nor any relation between them. After exhausting all logical explanations, Matt and his partner Darcy will have to seek help from an expert in black magic and consider the possibility that the murders are the result of a curse coming the murderer they just killed thru some antique dolls, and that if they are not destroyed by dawn, more people, the detective’s daughter among them, will die.

“The Devil’s Dolls” (Also know as “Worry Dolls”, which in my opinion, is a tittle that makes more sense after seeing the movie) might seem a typical film about possessions, but luckily its something more interesting than that. At the beginning it looks like an slasher film (I don’t know if it was an homage or if I’m just associating everything with “Hostel” and “Texas Chainsaw Massacre”) but quickly turns into a detective film effectively set in the horror genre, and although it might not have a big budget, it never gave me the impression that it fell short to the story it was aiming to tell.

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