Today on VOD: Air, Amnesiac, Cop Car, and Final Girl
John Squires
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Though there are no new horror movies receiving widespread theatrical releases this week, the good news is that today’s VOD offerings are numerous. So if you’re looking to cuddle up on the couch this weekend and you want a good genre flick to pass the time with, look no further!
First up, “The Walking Dead’s” Norman Reedus stars alongside Djimon Hounsou in the thriller AIR, produced by “The Walking Dead” creator Robert Kirkman. The film, directed by Christian Cantamessa, locks the two actors together in a confined space and promises to be worth your money.
AIR tells the story of two custodial workers tasked with maintaining an underground facility housing the last remnants of society (who are all in a cryogenic sleep) after the atmosphere has been rendered unbreathable as a result of nuclear fallout. Reedus and Hounsou’s characters wake for their scheduled routine check-up and … well, things do not go routinely.
Also out today, courtesy of XLrator Media, is Michael Polish’s Amnesiac (review), a psychological thriller that our own Matt Boiselle called “a worthwhile watch that will turn some heads with its frightening possibilities.”
Kate Bosworth and Wes Bentley star in the film about a man who wakes up in bed suffering from memory loss after being in an accident, only to begin to suspect that his wife may not be his real wife and that a web of lies and deceit deepen inside the house where he soon finds himself a prisoner.
Though not quite a horror film, Cop Car is one movie that most definitely deserves a VOD rental this weekend. A taut thriller by way of an Amblin adventure film, this one was directed by Jon Watts (Clown) and stars Kevin Bacon as a crooked sheriff.
When a pair of 10-year-olds find an abandoned cop car in a field and take it for a joyride, it seems like they could kill themselves at any moment. But things only get worse when the small-town sheriff goes looking for his missing car—and the illicit cargo he left in the trunk—and the kids find themselves at the center of a deadly game of cat and mouse they don’t understand.
And finally, Abigail Breslin and Wes Bentley star in Final Girl (review), the feature debut of photographer Tyler Shields. It’s a beautiful looking film, if nothing else, as well as one that boasts a very interesting concept.
Loner Veronica is new to school, shy and vulnerable, the perfect target for a group of teenage boys who lure girls into the woods to hunt and kill them for sport. It’s only after they get her alone that she turns the tables on them, escaping and revealing she’s armed and knows how to defend herself.
Little do they know, Veronica is an assassin-in-training, and she’s chosen killing these boys as her final test. When the dust clears, Veronica will find out if she can be the final girl these boys ever have a chance to hurt.
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