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#Screamers
USA 2016
produced by Tom Malloy, Reynaldo Rodis (executive), Michelle Alexandria (executive), Luchie Saile (executive), Maria Galido (executive), Hernan Biron (executive) for Trick Candle Productions
directed by Dean Matthew Ronalds
starring Tom Malloy, Chris Bannow, Griffin Matthews, Emanuela Galliussi, Abbi Snee, Theodora Miranne, Tim Barnowsky, Mark Davis, Stephanie Sheak, Hank Vinick, Katie Muchard, Andrea Tempio
written by Tom Malloy, Dean Matthew Ronalds, music by Jeffery Alan Jones
review by Mike Haberfelner
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Tom (Tom Malloy) and Chris (Chris Bannow) run a video portal start-up
that promises to be much more user oriented than YouTube, less littered
with dribble - but at the end of the day, it's a social media website
that's just as profit oriented and as focused on exploiting the personal
data of its users as any other site. Anyways, one day a video is uploaded
onto their site that blows their minds. It's supposed to be a snuff video
(but then isn't), but it actually relies on total viewer immersion and a
simple but effectively handled jump scare. A follow up video is even more
successful, and soon things go viral - upon which Tom and Chris realize
they have to get exclusive rights for these videos to stay ahead of the
game, even if this costs them money, and they soon establish contact with
Tara (Theodora Miranne), the woman who has made these videos, and start to
bargain with her - to then realize they might have been duped, as
apparently the Tara who's talking to them is actually a girl who has gone
missing two years ago. But if this was a hoax it was a good one, so Tom
and Chris take their right hand people (Griffin Matthews, Abbi Snee) and
drive to Tara's home to get to the bottom of it (and make a video out of
it) and either confirm or expose the videos for what they are. But that
said, nobody's prepared for what Tara has indeed in store for them ... Ok,
so #Screamers is a found footage movie, which of course
means its cinematic language is limited owed to its approach - but other
than many films of its ilk, this one's already lots of fun, starting with
its premise that sheds a satiric light on the social media industry
itself, to its well fleshed-out characters and their intentionally awkward
relationships to one another, to its general light-footed approach to its
story at hand. And the same time though, the film also understands its
genre, and build-up of suspense. And add to that a likeable or at least
relatable ensemble, and you've got yourself a pretty good movie!
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review © by Mike Haberfelner
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