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Tony the Terror4.0

Everybody’s Into Weirdness ChallengeFilm 6/34 - a film by Larry Fessenden I’ve seen Larry Fessenden pop up as an actor in quite a few horror films, but I somehow never managed to see a film he directed. This kinda blew me away.A group of drilling company employees at an Alaskan outpost are about to start digging a well that will totally change the landscape when they start to succumb to a mysterious force that totally changes them. I really enjoyed this. I’m certain the story was at least influenced by The Thing with its isolated frozen setting and at the beginning it reminded me so much of that movie that I thought it was going to be a rip-off. Luckily, this one goes in a different direction and stands very well on its own.The direction is steady, the camerawork is superb, and the atmosphere is really haunting. Visually, it’s a very beautiful movie even if the subject matter is not. Everything in this alludes to the dangers of global warming and it seems possibly more relevant today than it was 11 years ago when it came out. The cast is aces. James Le Gros, Connie Britton, Kevin Corrigan all do a great job and nobody plays a dick you love to hate like Ron Perlman, amiright? He delivers that ham sandwich with all the damn cheese you want.I know it’s a good film when I immediately want to rewatch it as soon as the credits roll and that’s exactly how I felt when this was over. I plan to rewatch it soon, but first I’m going to dive right into another Fessenden film (and then maybe another) because discovering this was like getting a piece of the pie except I have no self control and I want the whole damn thing.

haley3.0

it's hard to go wrong with horror that has environmental themes. there are some genuinely creepy moments here and like many other slow burns, this did a great job at keeping me on the edge of my seat for a lot of it. unfortunately, slow burns only work if the payoff is worth it and this one definitely was not. it may even be the most disappointing ending i've experienced in a slow burn. that cast sure is amazing though. it's a shame their talent was wasted all because of a bad ending.

Filipe Furtado4.0

Bigger and slicker than any of Fessenden's other movies, with a very strong cast. Slow and methodical as it set around its global warming allegory. The paranoia and setting owes a lot to The Thing, but the horror goes towards a constant unease. The movie success is tied to how general comp licitness means no one can escape the planet eventual revolt. It does include Fessenden’s finest horror images, lots of small moments that feel threatening while charged with political force. It is just good to watch a horror movie in which everything insides the frame stinks with the promise of death.