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REBEL RIDGE MOVIE REVIEW
Nothing like a good ol’ fashioned solid action flick. Jeremy Saulnier (Blue Ruin, Green Room) is back with his newest film, Rebel Ridge, starring Aaron Pierre, AnnaSophia Robb, and Don Johnson. We meet Pierre’s character Terry riding his bike down a long country road where he’s suddenly run off the road by two local cops. They search him, and while Terry is being totally compliant, they steal his $35,000 in cash. There is an odd law in place where these cops are legally in the right to take Terry’s money and leave him with nothing. Terry doesn’t take that laying down and heads to the local courthouse where he meets Robb’s character Summer. He pleads with them to give him time to find more money since he needs it to get his cousin out of jail before he heads to the state prison. Terry’s only option is to take the money back and head to the police station where he meets Johnson’s Chief Sandy. Sandy isn’t having any of Terry’s pleas, but in their brief standoff in front of the station the remaining officer quickly discovers who Terry really is. The ultimate badass! This is how Saulnier plays his hand with the film; steady and then he moves it into being a terrific action/thriller. Listen as Wright, Sarah Jane, and Ryan discuss their admiration for Rebel Ridge and how it’s a great new chapter for Saulnier’s already incredible filmography.
DIRECTED BY: Jeremy Saulnier
STARRING: Aaron Pierre, Don Johnson, AnnaSophia Robb, David Denman, Emory Cohen, Steve Zissis, Zsané Jhé, Dana Lee, Jame Cromwell
YOUR REVIEWERS
Wright Sulek (Screener Squad, Digital Noise, Highly Suspect Reviews, Trash in the Can, Audio Editor)
Wright hails from the northern suburbs of Dallas, Texas. His passion for filmmaking brought him to Austin to study and make movies. Since then he’s had his hand in acting, writing, and directing his own short films with numerous like-minded film geeks he’s met along his journey. His newest interest has brought him into the podcasting world. He co-hosted a few different movie related podcasts such as ‘And Now This’ and ‘The Match Cut’. He currently co-hosts with longtime friend, Eric Samaniego, where they talk shop about the grimiest, trashiest, lost gems of movies on their show, ‘Trash in the Can’. Wright also guests and hosts reviews on Screener Squad and Highly Suspect Reviews as well as co-hosts Digital Noise with Chris Cox.
Ryan Aleck Hill (Screener Squad, Video and Audio editor)
Ryan is a Washington D.C. based filmmaker & video editor who loves watching and talking about movies more than just about anything. He currently works at a creative agency as a director of photography/video editor, and does freelance video editing for Anthony Fantano/TheNeedleDrop. He also has a YouTube channel (Downhill Media) where he works on a weirdo art explainer series called “Artsplained” with his partner Michelle. He was a part of the Spill.com community way back in the day, where he was cursed with an obsession for movies. In an effort to break the curse, he shows up on the Screener Squad podcast every once in a while and edits for One Of Us. Chris Cox claims that this is the only way it can be broken. You can follow him on Twitter but you’ll probably regret it.
Sarah Jane (Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad)
Sarah Jane was born and raised in Southern California but currently calls Austin, TX her home. She’s seen over 5,700 movies so far with zero plans on stopping. She has a penchant for all things exploitation, and she loves Godzilla with all her heart. Her favorite films are Deep Red, Le Samourai, and Miller’s Crossing. When she isn’t watching movies, she’s busy herding her four cats, her husband, and her 11-year-old kiddo. She’s been a contributor to TalkFilmSociety, Daily Grindhouse, FThisMovie!, Looper, and the Austin Chronicle. You can find her on Twitter and Letterboxd at @fookthis.
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