That perky exclamation point sets the tone for “Coup!,” a story of murder, class struggle, One Percent entitlement and a global pandemic that nonetheless unfolds with all the eager, scrappy energy of an off-Broadway musical, minus most of the songs. The pandemic in question is not the one you’re thinking of — Austin Stark and Joseph Schuman’s puckish comic thriller unfolds against the dire backdrop of the 1918 Spanish Flu — but it also sort of is, as its study of wealthy exceptionalism in a time of national crisis is clearly intended to chime with more recent memories of regimented distancing and mixed safety messages from on high.
Starring Peter Sarsgaard as a wily cook entering the quarantined estate of Billy Magnussen’s upper-class journalist — and taking advantage of their isolation to start a servant uprising — this is quick, nippy entertainment that raises plenty of sociopolitical talking points without digging too deep into any of them.
Starring Peter Sarsgaard as a wily cook entering the quarantined estate of Billy Magnussen’s upper-class journalist — and taking advantage of their isolation to start a servant uprising — this is quick, nippy entertainment that raises plenty of sociopolitical talking points without digging too deep into any of them.
- 9/16/2023
- by Guy Lodge
- Variety Film + TV
The kind of self-flaggellation the Left does is something you never see from the Right.
The Left’s fears about being in a bubble, about not doing enough to understand the other side, about their own overreach, are a phenomenon unique to liberals. There does not need to be a New York Times Pitchbot for the Right. Ben Shapiro is not issuing a blistering movie review takedown of a Dinesh D’Souza documentary that went too far and didn’t listen enough to the other side.
And now there’s “Coup!” Politically muddled at best, something Ron DeSantis would happily introduce at Cpac at worst, this populist satire from directors Austin Stark and Joseph Schuman is an Adam McKay-lite class-war confection looking to have it both ways. Its “eat the rich” message is certainly strong enough for those with an extremely niche grievance: Those who, three years later, want to...
The Left’s fears about being in a bubble, about not doing enough to understand the other side, about their own overreach, are a phenomenon unique to liberals. There does not need to be a New York Times Pitchbot for the Right. Ben Shapiro is not issuing a blistering movie review takedown of a Dinesh D’Souza documentary that went too far and didn’t listen enough to the other side.
And now there’s “Coup!” Politically muddled at best, something Ron DeSantis would happily introduce at Cpac at worst, this populist satire from directors Austin Stark and Joseph Schuman is an Adam McKay-lite class-war confection looking to have it both ways. Its “eat the rich” message is certainly strong enough for those with an extremely niche grievance: Those who, three years later, want to...
- 9/8/2023
- by Christian Blauvelt
- Indiewire
Lester G. Reynolds (Alien Storm) is onboard “A Hard Place” as an Executive Producer alongside Jay Horton and Abel Berry.
As a producer, Lester has recently been involved in crafting some outstanding independent films in the horror genre. Currently in production are Alien Storm, Desperate Souls, The Dark Room, A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder, Scream Dream, Desert Fiends, Killer Kong, Amityville Ripper, Amityville Turkey Day, and Pancake Man.
A Hard Place is a large-scale monster vs. monster movie that is going to blow the lid off indie horror. It features two brand new types of creatures that have never been seen before.
Production is slated for the end of 2023.
A Hard Place
written by Michael J. Epstein and J. Horton
Directed by J. Horton
Synopsis:
A Hard Place follows a group of criminals on the lam in the rocky mountains who find themselves in the middle of an ancient...
As a producer, Lester has recently been involved in crafting some outstanding independent films in the horror genre. Currently in production are Alien Storm, Desperate Souls, The Dark Room, A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder, Scream Dream, Desert Fiends, Killer Kong, Amityville Ripper, Amityville Turkey Day, and Pancake Man.
A Hard Place is a large-scale monster vs. monster movie that is going to blow the lid off indie horror. It features two brand new types of creatures that have never been seen before.
Production is slated for the end of 2023.
A Hard Place
written by Michael J. Epstein and J. Horton
Directed by J. Horton
Synopsis:
A Hard Place follows a group of criminals on the lam in the rocky mountains who find themselves in the middle of an ancient...
- 4/5/2023
- by Michael Joy
- Horror Asylum
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