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A Friendly Christmas Game: A24’s ‘The Green Knight’ Returns to Theaters This Friday
Come and make merry.
A24 and director David Lowery‘s dark Arthurian adventure The Green Knight (read Meagan’s review) is returning to the big screen, we’ve learned, back in theaters this Friday, 12/10!
It’s a Christmas movie, after all, and A24 has cut together a Christmas-themed trailer for The Green Knight that you can watch down below. Check locations and grab your tickets now!
Meagan wrote in her 5-star review for BD, “It’s a triumphant cinematic experience that captures every bit of the wonder that permeates the sword and sorcery films of the ‘80s while feeling wholly new and original. It’s as mesmerizing as it is unexpected, transporting you instantly on a beguiling, surreal journey that gets under your skin and refuses to leave.”
“From visionary filmmaker David Lowery comes a fresh and bold spin on a classic tale from the knights of the round table,” A24 explains The Green Knight.
“An epic fantasy adventure based on the timeless Arthurian legend, The Green Knight tells the story of Sir Gawain (Dev Patel), King Arthur’s reckless and headstrong nephew, who embarks on a daring quest to confront the eponymous Green Knight, a gigantic emerald-skinned stranger and tester of men. Gawain contends with ghosts, giants, thieves, and schemers in what becomes a deeper journey to define his character and prove his worth in the eyes of his family and kingdom by facing the ultimate challenger.”
Alicia Vikander, Joel Edgerton, Barry Keoghan, and Ralph Ineson also star.
Come and make merry! This Yuletide, David Lowery’s acclaimed Arthurian adventure #TheGreenKnight returns to the big screen.
Back in Theaters This Friday → https://t.co/P16SBXx4KZ pic.twitter.com/yXJMPAI0E2
— The Green Knight (@TheGreenKnight) December 7, 2021
Before updating the video nasty Faces of Death, director Daniel Goldhaber and writer Isa Mazzei explored the dangers of online life in tech-thriller Cam, their feature debut that was acquired by Netflix in 2018 after making waves on the festival circuit.
At the end of last year, the Netflix exclusive quietly departed from the streaming platform, left without another streaming home.
It’s not an isolated story; Mike Flanagan’s Hush also left streaming entirely for a period until it was finally picked up on both physical media and other streaming services.
While the tech-thriller currently isn’t available to watch on Netflix, Tubi, Hulu, or any other platforms, that’s not a problem for Cam thanks to a very cool move by Goldhaber: the director has made his breakout film accessible to watch online for free via his website.
As his site notes: “CAM is unfortunately not currently available to view on any platforms, so you can watch it here if you like :).“
No subscriptions or fees necessary, just hit play.
Cam follows Alice (Madeline Brewer), who works as an online cam girl obsessed with her ranking on the cam site. The higher her ranking goes, the more it draws unwanted attention, and Alice soon finds herself replaced on her own show with a doppelganger.
Written by Mazzei, a former camgirl, it uses the horror thriller premise to examine the life of a sex worker; Alice’s career ambition is directly at odds with the shame it brings to her family, and how she tries to spare them from it by keeping them in the dark. It only compounds her danger when the doppelganger enters the equation in Goldhaber’s engaging thriller.
For a deep dive into the treacherous world of Cam, listen to Horror Queers’ episode on it now.
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