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Film Illiterate, wherein the proprietor records movies seen, and sporadic progress through assorted lists of the "best". Originally started after regretfully renting something forgettable for the third time. I've forgotten what, but never again! A tedious endeavour since 2005. Hello. 🙂
Green Room (2015)
Ratings & comments
Tightly-written, effective thriller from Jeremy Saulnier (Blue Ruin) that draws on horror tropes -- primarily the "isolated location with crazy natives" so beloved of hicksploitation -- but more grounded and played more for realistic, grounded fear than that of the alien other. The villains here, including Macon Blair, Eric Edelstein and Patrick Stewart, are all too real.
It's also part of that recent wave of horror films in which the helpless victims put up unexpected resistance, which I find far more enjoyable.
It looks great, performances are generally solid and there's not a wasted line in it. Excellent.