She hangs up, and walks into a bar named The Trap; across the parking lot, Danny (David Yow) gets out of his car. She smiles and turns on the radio. Mitch is trapped in the hallway of the house, tormented until death by the regret he was not able to help his daughter. These are only the moments when the film takes off and touches back down to Earth. When Jack is killed by the creature, he dies in much the same way as Cait did when he suffocated her. [12], On February 1, 2017, Mondo released a limited edition vinyl pressing of the score. "[28] Todd Brown, founder and editor of Twitch Film, described the film as the "Twilight Zone for the indie horror generation. The same man then says "eye for an eye" and kills her in front of her husband. As they leave Freez'n Over someone in the parking lot watches them get into their car and drive to their vacation house. Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times, who wrote that "It's one of the smartest and scariest movies in recent memory"[24][25] and Rolling Stone's David Ehrlich wrote that the movie was "Like episodes of Twilight Zone that a baked Rod Serling might have written after watching Carnival of Souls, these chapters are eerie to the extreme, and seedy enough to make you feel like you're watching something you were never meant to see. Lucas exits the car and sees Sadie lying on the ground, critically injured, and calls 911; however, he is unable to tell the dispatcher where he is. Five interlocking tales of terror follow the fates of a group of weary travellers who confront their worst nightmares - and darkest secrets - over one long night on a desolate stretch of desert highway. Simon Abrams is a native New Yorker and freelance film critic whose work has been featured Esquire, the Village Voice and elsewhere. This title is from Michael Gallagher , a twenty-three year old director and the film'... *here be major spoilers. It gets under your skin because it knows there's nothing scarier than realizing that—no matter how far you drive—the evil in your rearview mirror is always closer than it appears. Sadie gets help and the people in the house give Ava and Kim a white liquid medicine to drink. Inside the room, he finds his sister Jesse (Tipper Newton) applying a tattoo to a patron's back. There's almost nothing to most "Tales from the Crypt"-style horror omnibus films. As he is dying, the man in the mask holds up the photograph of Katherine that Mitch was looking at in The Way Out to be the last thing he ever sees. As Mitch and Jack attempt to escape, they pull up to the same gas station further down the road. Since "Southbound" succumbs to many of the usual pitfalls and pleasures of the horror omnibus format, it's not surprising that the film's weakest segments are its first and last entries. In this case, it’s the touring van of a girl band. She finds them outside around a bonfire, participating in a strange cult ritual with the others in the house. "[22] Metacritic reports a 58 out of 100 rating based on 11 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Daryl and Cait are caught while Jem hides. [7], Principal photography took place in various locations throughout the greater Los Angeles area and the Mojave Desert in 2015, including Twentynine Palms and Amboy.[8][9]. Terrified, Sadie runs out into the road and hails an approaching car for help. In desperation, the pair pulls up to a run-down gas station. Advertisement Since "Southbound" succumbs to many of the usual pitfalls and pleasures of the horror omnibus format, it's not surprising that the film's weakest segments are its first and last entries. At dinner with the Kensingtons (Anessa Ramsey and Dana Gould), who live nearby with twin sons, they are served a meal of burnt roast beef; Sadie, a vegetarian, politely declines. Mitch, believing that this is the fate he deserves, refuses to leave and instead follows the creatures to a nearby motel. A festival version of the film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 16, 2015 and the final cut was released theatrically on February 5, 2016 in a limited release.[10]. Southbound is an indie horror anthology film, from four directors. Count Jackula and Horror Guru vlog about SOUTHBOUND. Two men drive down an open stretch of deserted country road, trying to frantically escape floating wraiths that we can only see in the distance. Still, there is a message in all of those Satanic cheers. Still, "Southbound" is a prime example of a horror omnibus film: even the weaker segments have something to recommend them. Outside, the ground opens up as the enigmatic floating creatures from below come through the dead bodies. They mysteriously provide him with access to clean clothes and a new car, so it will be as though nothing happened. The filmmakers aren't after tidy tales, neatly connected and concluded. [5][6], Pre-production began in shortly thereafter and the filmmakers (most of whom had previously worked together on V/H/S) collaborated throughout the process. I walked into 2015’s Southbound knowing only that it was an anthology about Hell – I didn’t even know that most of this group was involved in V/H/S.I’m quite glad that I went in blind, as I enjoyed the film by not knowing its respective pedigree. | [10], Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released the DVD on May 17, 2016. Its five segments do what they’re supposed to do — unsettle you — but as a bonus, they also leave you wanting more. Surprisingly, the other two tell her to leave. The shaking in Roy's Cafe is the sound made when the ground opens up in. Then comes “Jailbreak” (Patrick Horvath), with a man locating his sister after a long search, only to find that she doesn’t want to be rescued. Director: Michael Bartlett. Waking up in the middle of the night, Ava and Kim are gone. Daryl realizes that he knows who the men are and what they want, and begs them to spare his family. [23], The New York Times' Neil Genzlinger gave the film a positive review and wrote "Its five segments do what they're supposed to do—unsettle you—but as a bonus, they also leave you wanting more. This short, about a Good Samaritan who attempts to save a badly-injured pedestrian he hit with his car while talking to his wife on his phone, is the only one disturbing enough to be memorable outside of the film's omnibus context. Camel Spiders Attack in this Extraction Trailer! Benjamin's segment does thematically set-up the film's best short, which is helmed and written by David Bruckner (one of the co-creators of clever anti-technology omnibus film "The Signal"). [13], The film had its world premiere at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival on September 16, 2015. These are fragments more than complete stories, and the incompleteness is its own kind of creepiness. ... Southbound (2015) Plot Summary (2) Jem then stabs one of the men in the back with scissors and takes the bat he was holding. **there are spoilers here. I loved this movie, and it was one of the best anthology movies I've seen in a long time. ", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Southbound_(2015_film)&oldid=973386738, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Written by Roxanne Benjamin & Susan Burke, Written by Dallas Hallam & Patrick Horvath. Sandy (Maria Olsen), the dispatcher on the phone with Lucas, watches him drive away from a nearby payphone. Patrick Horvath, of The Signal (2007) fame, brings one of four stories. The site's consensus states: "Southbound doesn't entirely avoid the jarring shifts common to anthology films, but thanks to some thrilling twists and turns, this horror road movie is a surprisingly smooth ride. The voices of the dispatcher and the EMT tell Lucas to drive Sadie to a nearby town, where he finds a medical facility. | Mitch ( Chad Villella) and Jack ( Matt Bettinelli-Olpin) are on the run from mysterious floating creatures. Distracted, he does not see Sadie and she is hit by his car. Five New Posters for AMC's The Walking Dead, Beyond Skyline Shoots for the Stars: A Film Review, Storm Clouds are Brewing in Post Apocalyptic Thriller Daylight's End, Infini Offers an Eternal Message: A Movie Review, Treehouse Hides Intriguing Secrets: A Movie Review, Smiley Introduces Himself to Horror Fans with a Mask and a Blade: First Trailer, Take Shelter and A Film's True Meaning: A Movie Review. There's not much in either of Radio Silence's contributions, but there doesn't really need to be. But this is just the first leg of the film's trip, a kind of warm-up act. Heartless evildoers receiving their ironic comeuppance have been a horror staple since the days of EC Comics. These are fragments more than complete stories, and the incompleteness is its own kind of creepiness. Director/writer: Liam O'Donnell. Jem (Hassie Harrison) exits the bathroom at Freez'n Over and sees Jesse walk back to the secret door. Cast. Featuring fine performances by its ensemble...Southbound should well please genre fans nostalgic for the likes of Tales From the Crypt and Creepshow. She injures them badly but when she’s about to escape, Mitch accidentally kills her. Soldiers in an unnamed desert must deal with ... Actor Andrew Lincoln Well, let us keep "The Walking Dead" series rolling with a look at five promotional posters for the series. And the final short plays out as a riff on The Strangers before trying to explain what exactly was going on earlier in The Way Out. Producers Brad Miska and Radio Silence began working together in 2014 to create the concept as Miska brought... Music. The men feel guilty because they went too far, but it's too late. ... Daylight's End , from Throttle Films, is a post-apocalyptic thriller. As they are leaving, Jem returns and fights back. The film features songs by Mickey Western, Link 80, Barbara Paul, The-Front, Lay Low, Patrick Horvath, Ben Lovett with Ryan Levine, Nick Africano, the Soft White Sixties and the Atom Age. The one off pressing is on sand colored vinyl with solid black color in color. Be the first to contribute! Extraction Movie Still The new film from IDX Studios called Extraction is a triple threat. The men try to escape but the third masked man is dragged down by the tentacles from beneath the Earth. As he moves closer to his daughter, however, she continues to run away. Here is a preview of a slasher film called Smiley . The other four stories are all fine enough, and will give you a pleasant, albeit short, trip to a foregone destination. A Preview of the 56th Chicago International Film Festival, Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time Offers Hours of Deadly Fun, NYFF 2020: The Human Voice, The Woman Who Ran, French Exit, NYFF 2020: City Hall, Swimming Out till the Sea Turns Blue, Hopper/Welles. On a desolate stretch of desert highway, weary travelers - two men on the run from their past, a band on their way to the next gig, a man struggling to get home, a brother in search of his long-lost sister and a family on vacation - are forced to confront their worst fears and darkest secrets in a series of interwoven tales of terror and remorse on the open road. Roy’s was filmed at Roy's Motel and Café in Amboy, California. Skin-deep ambience and appreciably morbid humor—like a weirdly addictive, albeit disgusting-looking "roast" that's served to the girls—is enough when the segment doesn't demand much more from audiences. Southbound was just released through video-on-demand this week (Feb. 12) and this horror anthology hosts a bloody good time. If you see "Southbound," you should see it for this singular middle segment. Director/writer: Jeff Nichols. Entering the facility, he finds it completely abandoned; after searching for help, the dispatcher opts to guide Lucas through performing lifesaving surgery; a third voice, that of a doctor, gets on the line. In the road behind her, one of the floating enigmatic creatures can be seen watching Sadie. [19], The blu-ray version of the film was released in the UK by Studio Canal on August 8, 2016, and featured new cover art by Andy Belanger. [34][35], These allusions and easter eggs include the clearly visible bullet wound on Mitch; the blood spatter on the motel wall; bullet holes that mysteriously appear after Mitch becomes trapped in the motel, implying a connection between the room and bullet wound's scar on Mitch; the implication that the ancillary characters have all participated in the situations before; the same dispatch voice heard every time a character calls 911; the inference that Danny has transcended the physical world to find his sister; the use of Carnival of Souls (the films share similar themes and storylines); the clerk at the truck stop is named "Sutter" which is an allusion to "Sutter Kane" from John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness, another film with similar themes; mirrored dialogue, scenes and images throughout; the creatures being visible in each story; elements of the production design that include the word "fear" visible in the magazine Sutter is reading; the flyer for The White Tights in the Jailbreak segment, Jack's "Only God Can Judge Me" tattoo, and the name of the bar that Danny breaks into: "The Trap".[6].

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