It makes sense that one of the protagonists of “Materna” is a fan of Jean-Pierre Melville’s existential neo-noir “Le Samouraï,” given that David Gutnik’s feature debut is itself a tapestry of modern alienation and disaffection. Charting the plights of four women whose paths eventually cross on a New York City subway train, Gutnik’s fragmented feature debut is rooted in fraught mother-daughter dynamics and intertwined issues of regret, resentment, racism, classism and homophobia.
Having won prizes for best actress (Assol Abdullina) and best cinematography at the pandemic-pinched 2020 Tribeca Film Festival, it should entice audiences in search of distinctive art-house fare when it debuts in limited release on Aug. 6 (ahead of an Aug. 10 VOD premiere), even if
Co-written with leads Abdullina and Jade Eshete, Gutnik’s film begins in a New York City subway car whose crowd includes a quartet of women — later identified as Jean (Kate Lyn Sheil...
Having won prizes for best actress (Assol Abdullina) and best cinematography at the pandemic-pinched 2020 Tribeca Film Festival, it should entice audiences in search of distinctive art-house fare when it debuts in limited release on Aug. 6 (ahead of an Aug. 10 VOD premiere), even if
Co-written with leads Abdullina and Jade Eshete, Gutnik’s film begins in a New York City subway car whose crowd includes a quartet of women — later identified as Jean (Kate Lyn Sheil...
- 8/6/2021
- by Nick Schager
- Variety Film + TV
Materna opens with hazy close-ups of four women on the New York subway, all distracted and on edge. As we’ll come to learn, that’s partly from events in each of their personal lives. But it’s also because a man on the subway is harassing them, venting his frustrations, and teetering ever closer to violence. From here, director David Gutnik flashes back to show us, one-by-one, what led each woman to where they are now, sitting together on the subway as strangers, united only by the man’s harassment.
Gutnik’s anthology tells stories of how each handles struggles related to motherhood. Jean (Kate Lyn Sheil) is a hermit who is developing some sort of sexually charged VR technology (we meet her writhing around on the floor in a full-body VR suit). Over the phone her mother constantly pesters her to freeze her eggs; meanwhile, Jean is secretly...
Gutnik’s anthology tells stories of how each handles struggles related to motherhood. Jean (Kate Lyn Sheil) is a hermit who is developing some sort of sexually charged VR technology (we meet her writhing around on the floor in a full-body VR suit). Over the phone her mother constantly pesters her to freeze her eggs; meanwhile, Jean is secretly...
- 8/6/2021
- by Orla Smith
- The Film Stage
Stars: Michaela Sprague, Molly Fahey, Jake Katzman, Rick Irwin, Alex Emanuel, Henry Gagliardi, Laura Spaeth, Ava-Riley Miles, Matan Barr, Angela Rambourg, Gavin Maddox Bergman, Chelsea Reed Davis, Ciara McKay, Patricia Hammond | Written and Directed by Christopher Wells
Are horror filmmakers running out of titles? If the generic title of The Luring is anything to go by, I would suggest that they are… and it’s a shame when good films are hidden behind generic titles.
The Luring kicks off with a nice young family viewing a holiday home in Vermont, but of course there was a tragedy at the house, that had little to do with the hammy acting of the estate agent. We then skip forward to our protagonist, who suffers from amnesia around his childhood, and seems to be related to his time in the family holiday home. The two things are connected. We also discover that, for a time,...
Are horror filmmakers running out of titles? If the generic title of The Luring is anything to go by, I would suggest that they are… and it’s a shame when good films are hidden behind generic titles.
The Luring kicks off with a nice young family viewing a holiday home in Vermont, but of course there was a tragedy at the house, that had little to do with the hammy acting of the estate agent. We then skip forward to our protagonist, who suffers from amnesia around his childhood, and seems to be related to his time in the family holiday home. The two things are connected. We also discover that, for a time,...
- 6/30/2020
- by Chris Thomas
- Nerdly
Tagline: "Sometimes We Are Called To The Darkness." The Luring is an upcoming horror release. Debuting today on Digital DVD formats, the film involves long, lost memories and Garrett's return to a family vacation home. The Luring was directed by Christopher Wells. As well, this title stars: Molly Fahey ("A Dark Night"), Michaela Sprague (Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood) and Jake Klatzman. And now, all of the film's promotional material are available here. Wild Eye Releasing is making the film available on home entertainment platforms. The DVD release is showing in an unrated format. The film has a runtime of ninety-six minutes. No special features have been announced for this release thus far. A U.S. trailer is below. Release Date: June 16th, 2020. Director/writer: Christopher Wells. Cast: Molly Fahey, Michaela Sprague, Jake Katzman. The official U.S. trailer (via Summer Hill Ent'): More details on The Luring...
- 6/16/2020
- by noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
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