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‘V/H/S: Viral’, the new entry in the horror anthology series, gets a red-band trailer
The horror anthology film model has seen a rise in recent years, as filmmakers in the genre have seized the opportunity to reach a wider audience with smaller films. One such film was 2012’s V/H/S, whose success spawned V/H/S 2 the following year. A third entry in the series was soon announced, titled V/H/S: Viral. […] More
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Lou Taylor Pucci finds something supernatural in the first trailer for ‘Spring’
Filmmakers Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead made a big splash with their debut feature Resolution, with the film ending up among the year’s best on Sound on Sight. The duo subsequently were added to the group of filmmakers who will contribute a short film to the upcoming anthology V/H/S: Viral, but before that comes their second […] More
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Horror Films of 2013: Sordid Cinema Podcast #58
After a considerable gap, Sordid Cinema is back with a triple feature of recent genre fare, from the beloved to the…less beloved. First up is our long-belated take on Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead’s little indie that could, Resolution, which subverts the cabin-in-the-woods horror flick on roughly one fiftieth the budget of, er, The Cabin in the […] More
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2013, Best Movies of January: ‘West Of Memphis’ leads the pack
#1: West of Memphis Directed by Amy Berg Written by Billy McMillin and Amy Berg 2012, USA Following from the original Paradise Lost film and its two sequels, West of Memphis follows the events of one of the most media-covered American crime stories of the last two decades: The West Memphis Three, a case in which three teenagers (Jessie […] More
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Interview: Directors Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead discuss their cabin in the woods horror film, ‘Resolution’
One of the few horror films kicking around the film festival circuit in 2012 that the entire Sound On Sight staff seemed to agree on, was Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead’s Resolution. My colleagues and I have been tracking it ever since it premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and so when the filmmakers recently […] More
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TADFF 2012: ‘Resolution’ has a reach as far as its grasp
Resolution Directed by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead Written by Justin Benson USA, 2012 In Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead’s Resolution, Michael (Peter Cilella), after receiving a mysterious video, sets out to the backwaters to help save and sober up his estranged crack-addicted friend Chris (Vinny Curran). Finding him in a rundown cabin, Michael handcuffs […] More
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Fantasia 2012: ‘Resolution’ will surprise and confound
Resolution Directed by Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson USA, 2012 An exploration of urban legends, examining our eternal relationship with storytelling, Resolution begins as the story of two friends. Michael, whose life is on the right path, receives a disturbing video of his friend Chris, and decides to go to the backwoods in order to […] More