Harold (Bruce Davison), his wife Betty (Arianne Zucker) and their daughters Maggie and Sarah (Holly Taylor and Rita Volk) live in an isolated farmhouse, many miles from their nearest neighbours. Harold rules over the family, enforcing a rigidly patriarchal interpretation of the bible. When three young men turn up at their door after getting a puncture, Maggie senses an opportunity to get away from her controlling and increasingly dangerous father.
We have seen a wide variety of horror film villains who are religious fundamentalists, whether it’s as far back as someone like Witchfinder General’s Matthew Hopkins or more recent examples like the Westboro Baptist Church inspired group in Kevin Smith’s Red State, or the Jim Jones like cult in The Sacrament, or any number of others over the years. We Still Say Grace doesn’t do much new with the plot machinations its setting and characters throw up,...
We have seen a wide variety of horror film villains who are religious fundamentalists, whether it’s as far back as someone like Witchfinder General’s Matthew Hopkins or more recent examples like the Westboro Baptist Church inspired group in Kevin Smith’s Red State, or the Jim Jones like cult in The Sacrament, or any number of others over the years. We Still Say Grace doesn’t do much new with the plot machinations its setting and characters throw up,...
- 5/6/2021
- by Sam Inglis
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Stars: Holly Taylor, Bruce Davison, Rita Volk, Arianne Zucker, Dallas Hart, Frankie Wolf, Xavier J. Watson | Written and Directed by Brad Helmink, John Rauschelbach
The last five years or so of horror movies have shown a rise in films that are bleak and sometimes difficult to watch. Perhaps Ari Aster, with Hereditary and Midsommar, has popularised this style but big hits such as The Quiet Place, alongside classics like The Nightingale have shown that there are many great films to come from this. We Still Say Grace tries its best to sit alongside the best of them.
That dark and ominous tone is here right from the first scene as we see an apparent suicide pact with a father and his daughters. It doesn’t go quite as expected though and when a group of three guys get stranded nearby when their car’s tyres get punctures, one of the daughters seems eager to escape.
The last five years or so of horror movies have shown a rise in films that are bleak and sometimes difficult to watch. Perhaps Ari Aster, with Hereditary and Midsommar, has popularised this style but big hits such as The Quiet Place, alongside classics like The Nightingale have shown that there are many great films to come from this. We Still Say Grace tries its best to sit alongside the best of them.
That dark and ominous tone is here right from the first scene as we see an apparent suicide pact with a father and his daughters. It doesn’t go quite as expected though and when a group of three guys get stranded nearby when their car’s tyres get punctures, one of the daughters seems eager to escape.
- 5/4/2021
- by Alain Elliott
- Nerdly
Stars: Deanna Cramer, Liz Jones, Elizabeth Kell, Mandi Kreisher, Kevin McClatchy, Owen Szabo | Written by Deb Havener | Directed by Brad Helmink, John Rauschelbach
[Nb: With The Lodge set for a long-awaited Blu-ray release next week, here's a repost of my review from the films DVD release back in January 2013]
The Lodge sees a couple’s quiet weekend break turn into a nightmarish fight for survival – think a low-budget The Shining meets The People Under the Stairs by way of Hostel and you’ll be somewhere close. The film follows Michael (Szabo) and Julia (Kell), who are staying at a secluded lodge on a weekend away. The pair discover that they are not alone when they encounter caretaker Henry (McClatchy). When he acts suspiciously, the couple investigate but the closer they come to revealing Henry’s secret, the more unlikely they are to make it out alive…
I’ve seen plenty of low-budget, and no-budget, horror movies over the years, some of which turn out to be hidden gems and some (Ok, maybe a lot) of which...
[Nb: With The Lodge set for a long-awaited Blu-ray release next week, here's a repost of my review from the films DVD release back in January 2013]
The Lodge sees a couple’s quiet weekend break turn into a nightmarish fight for survival – think a low-budget The Shining meets The People Under the Stairs by way of Hostel and you’ll be somewhere close. The film follows Michael (Szabo) and Julia (Kell), who are staying at a secluded lodge on a weekend away. The pair discover that they are not alone when they encounter caretaker Henry (McClatchy). When he acts suspiciously, the couple investigate but the closer they come to revealing Henry’s secret, the more unlikely they are to make it out alive…
I’ve seen plenty of low-budget, and no-budget, horror movies over the years, some of which turn out to be hidden gems and some (Ok, maybe a lot) of which...
- 4/5/2014
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
The Lodge
Stars: Deanna Cramer, Liz Jones, Elizabeth Kell, Mandi Kreisher, Kevin McClatchy, Owen Szabo | Written by Deb Havener | Directed by Brad Helmink, John Rauschelbach
Originally lensed in 2008 and only now getting a DVD release in the UK, The Lodge sees a couple’s quiet weekend break turn into a nightmarish fight for survival – think a low-budget The Shining meets The People Under the Stairs by way of Hostel and you’ll be somewhere close. The film follows Michael (Szabo) and Julia (Kell), who are staying at a secluded lodge on a weekend away. The pair discover that they are not alone when they encounter caretaker Henry (McClatchy). When he acts suspiciously, the couple investigate but the closer they come to revealing Henry’s secret, the more unlikely they are to make it out alive…
I’ve seen plenty of low-budget, and no-budget, horror movies over the years, some of...
Stars: Deanna Cramer, Liz Jones, Elizabeth Kell, Mandi Kreisher, Kevin McClatchy, Owen Szabo | Written by Deb Havener | Directed by Brad Helmink, John Rauschelbach
Originally lensed in 2008 and only now getting a DVD release in the UK, The Lodge sees a couple’s quiet weekend break turn into a nightmarish fight for survival – think a low-budget The Shining meets The People Under the Stairs by way of Hostel and you’ll be somewhere close. The film follows Michael (Szabo) and Julia (Kell), who are staying at a secluded lodge on a weekend away. The pair discover that they are not alone when they encounter caretaker Henry (McClatchy). When he acts suspiciously, the couple investigate but the closer they come to revealing Henry’s secret, the more unlikely they are to make it out alive…
I’ve seen plenty of low-budget, and no-budget, horror movies over the years, some of...
- 1/12/2013
- by Phil
- Nerdly
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