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AZRAEL MOVIE REVIEW
Some time after the Rapture, we find civilization in disarray and no one can speak. Azrael follows the titular character (Samara Weaving) and her partner Kenan (Nathan Stewart-Jarrett), as they escape imprisonment from a female-led community of religious zealots. As she’s recaptured, she is due to be sacrificed by an evil entity, but as luck would have it, she makes a narrow escape. Directed by E.L. Katz (Cheap Thrills) and written by Simon Barrett (You’re Next, The Guest), Azrael takes the silent approach to a “chase/horror/thriller” with beautifully shot scenery and compelling physical acting. Since we follow Azrael throughout the film and have no dialogue to understand her character more deeply, the film relies heavily on Weaving’s reactions and choices. The film does trust the audience quite a bit when it comes to the mythic horror that follows and it works for the most part. Wright, Mike, and Drew do have a lot to say, though, about Azrael and discuss whether or not they would ever want to speak of it again.
DIRECTED BY: E.L. Katz
STARRING: Samara Weaving, Vic Carmen Sonne, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Katariina Unt
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.
Mike J. McAllister (Screener Squad, Staff Writer, Head Video Editor)
Mike J. McAllister is a filmmaker, editor, writer and animator. He is also a film junkie, dog lover and Surge-aholic (Hi, Mike). He grew up in a small town in Western Pennsylvania, where he earned the reputation as the “human IMDb” and was on a first-name basis with every video store clerk in town. He later studied film in Pittsburgh. He has since written several unproduced screenplays and TV pilots. He has also produced a number of short films, some of which have appeared in festivals across the country. He is a ninja with Final Cut Pro and is armed with a mind full of mostly useless pop-culture trivia. He also enjoys animation, MST3K, classic video games and being the “music geek” among his friends (which really just means he buys vinyl and listens to music that doesn’t come from an anime soundtrack). He resides in Austin, Texas, and can be followed on the Instamagrams at @ohheyitsmikejm.
Drew Tinnin (Screener Squad, Highly Suspect Reviews, Deliberations of Doom)
Drew Tinnin is a Rondo Award nominated interviewer and critic who has worked at SiriusXM’s Fangoria Radio and Fangoria magazine in NYC, as well as the London-based Dazed Digital. Currently a regular contributor to the Dread Central Network, he’s excited to join up with some old friends and other film fans on One of Us as a new contributor to Screener Squad.
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