2019 Directed by Roxanne Benjamin
When an inexperienced park ranger finds a dead body under mysterious circumstances on a remote mountain trail, she must guard it overnight until authorities can arrive, forcing her to confront some of her deepest, darkest fears.
A young woman is very bad at her job but it's sort of not her fault since apparently it takes 18 hours for a coroner to get to a place she hiked to in an afternoon. Anyway I thought this was stupid.
Don’t go in the woods...alone. Poppy survival picture that stretches an already threadbare premise thin, yet maintains a creepy “hang out horror” vibe throughout. Now I’m super intrigued to see what Roxanne Benjamin does with NIGHT OF THE COMET. Bonus: Oingo Boingo!
Chattanooga Film Festival 2019 Movie #6
A charming and spooky survival/mystery flick about a young woman overcoming her many fears. Beautifully shot, directed, and bolstered by an outstanding debut performance by Karina Fontes. This was right up my alley. Love those Firewatch vibes.
There’s a shot about halfway through the movie where we slowly rotate a full 360 degrees around an empty valley at night, starting and ending on a section lit by the lone campfire of our protagonist. This is evocative shot is more effective than most big budget studio thrillers.
[Seen at the 2019 Chattanooga Film Festival]
"Someone has to stay, and trust me, I'm sorry that's you."
Wendy, the junior park ranger protagonist of Body At Brighton Rock, is warned before venturing out into the woods.
She’s cautioned on the standard protocol from her boss, Sandra, like avoiding predatory wildlife, layering up to combat the incoming cold front, and packing the essential supplies. But it’s a particular condemnation from her coworkers that hits the hardest: She’s just not ready to be on the trails alone.
It’s hard to separate the protagonist here from the woman behind the camera. Roxanne Benjamin’s feature debut has been a long time coming. She’s been producing genre films for a decade now, all the…
For her first feature, Fontes carries it just fine. There's some very competent filmmaking going on here, and I'm very excited to watch Benjamin's career moving forward. However, this sort of feels like a really great short stretched out to feature length.
Chattanooga Film Festival 2019 Movie #6
A charming and spooky survival/mystery flick about a young woman overcoming her many fears. Beautifully shot, directed, and bolstered by an outstanding debut performance by Karina Fontes. This was right up my alley. Love those Firewatch vibes.
A fine film that looks absolutely gorgeous but is a bit muddled by the fact that it’s a bit slow. There’s some really unique dialogue to be said about confronting your fears in this and some accompanying cinematography that made me smile.
Worth a check out. Roxanne is a fine director and I’m excited for the next projects she’s gonna work on.
I really like the film’s premise, they had some good coloring and an adorable bear.
Also, I really like “Dead Man’s Party” by Oingo Boingo.
I was really with this movie at the beginning but the protagonist became really frustrating for me-- her boneheaded choices strain credulity. Even someone who had never been camping before would try to build a fire before it gets dark. I'm also not sure how she manages to fall climbing the rock the next morning when she did it multiple times the previous day like it was no big deal.
That said, the big set piece at the end is really impressive. And I did enjoy how the tone kind of morphs around like a lava lamp. Good title and fun music.
A young woman is very bad at her job but it's sort of not her fault since apparently it takes 18 hours for a coroner to get to a place she hiked to in an afternoon. Anyway I thought this was stupid.
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