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INFLUENCER MOVIE REVIEW
So let’s get it out of the way; being an influencer is a double edged sword when it comes to making a living. On one hand, you’re paid by viewers and advertisers to basically be a proxy for the audience, living the life we all would enjoy if we had a disposable income and no real responsibilities. A lot of times in horror, influencers are used as easy fodder for whatever lurks in the shadows, because the other end of that sword is all this exposure makes you an easy target for all sorts of things. Online hate, trolls, and maybe the occasional psychopath who just wants to gain your trust and leave you for dead on a deserted island in the Thailand. The latter happens in the new Shudder release, Influencer. It’s not horrific or overly grotesque, but it is a good mind fuck, a nice thriller that has a lot more to say than “influencers are stupid.” Join Jordan, Lewayne, and Chad, as they convince Ryan that he’s not as big of a dick bag as the “Ryan” in this movie.
DIRECTED BY: Kurtis David Harder
STARRING: Emily Tennant, Sara Canning, Rory J. Saper, Paul Spurrier, Justin Sams, Cassandra Naud
YOUR REVIEWERS
Chad Halvorsen (Screener Squad)
Chad Halvorsen currently resides in Milwaukee, WI, where he produces and edits commercials, films, and everything in between. He was always a fan of film/television growing up, spending days in the Summer, making (terrible) home movies with his brothers. Little did he know that passion would carry on into adulthood. Since 2006, Chad has worked for several agencies in various departments. Shooting, producing, editing, production management, directing, and when forced to, writing copy. In 2015, Chad decided to take the big leap and become a freelancer. Since then, he’s produced content for Lyft, AT&T, Target, and Discovery Network. His passion lies in entertaining people, making them feel better, even for a moment. All the pain and suffering of this business is worth it, if even just one person views his work. Chad is a frequent podcaster, most notably posing as a co-host for the podcast “The Film Illogical Society.”
Jordan Cobb (Screener Squad)
Born with a comic book in one hand, a camera in the other, and in front of the television as WrestleMania played out, Jordan Worth Cobb was thus birthed into this crazy world. A Digital Filmmaking major from the University of Central Arkansas, Jordan has done it all in film from directing, writing, editing, and producing in addition to skills involved in film and TV criticism, journalism, and years of podcasting experience. On any given day, her ADHD riddled brain bounces focus from film to pro wrestling to TV to superheroes to noir to video games to espionage and yes, even to sports. She played little league you know. For more of this eccentric nerd, you can follow her on Twitter here and read her original writings on Deepest Corners of My Notebook.
Lewayne White (Screener Squad)
Lewayne’s earliest memories are of watching movies and reading comics, which instilled in him a sense of wonder, a vivid imagination, and unrealistic expectations. It also means he spends a lot of time watching movies, writing scripts for them, and trying to get them made. He lives in the middle of middle America after landing there as a child, and has remained there mainly because he hates packing.
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