Super dark times official trailer 2017 thriller movie hd subscribe for more movie trailers here. The way the movie started and the atmosphere set clearly promised me a hell of a ride and almost succeeded in keeping that promise. Both a thriller and meditation on the loss of innocence, super dark times is rich with the minutiae of a bygone era walkmans, bad paneling, and scrambled cable porn but phillips and. We just see josh get super uncomfortable as he looks. As relatable as such environments might be, mood becomes macabre, and initially innocuous actions beget psychologically complex consequences. In super dark times, an act of violence imperils a friendship firsttime director kevin phillips displays a remarkable gift for evoking a time and place, but loses control when this tale of a. Oct 10, 2017 but first things first, super dark times first hit my radar when it made a list of interesting independent films coming out this year. Hard times is an 1854 novel by english author charles dickens. The narrative of super dark times never becomes overtly supernatural, but it presents its horrific elements with a surrealism that reads as such. Dont forget to like, comment, subscribe, and share. Jul 20, 2017 a very different comingofage story plays out in kevin phillips super dark times, a 90sset film that very clearly recalls teenmurder dramas like rivers edge and mean creek.
Where the cats will not follow plays out like a mixture of super dark times and a classic amblin creature feature. A harrowing but meticulously observed look at teenage lives in the era prior to the columbine high school massacre, super dark times marks the feature. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. Super dark times is a chilling portrayal of a small group of teens in what feels to be the 90s. Set in 1995, four years before the massacre at columbine high school, super dark times is the story of lifelong best friends zach and josh. Oct, 2017 super dark times is a film that i would recommend to anyone who is looking for a suspenseful and meaningful drama.
Its darker than you might initially assume, but still preserves the. We spoke with the director and stars of super dark times, the hauntingly bleak comingofage film from the orchard. After a traumatic accident, an inseparable pair of teenage boys and best friends lose their innocence from jealousy, violence and paranoia. The film stars owen campbell and charlie tahan as zach and josh, two fifteenyear old best friends whiling away their youth in. And if it takes the hype around something more mainstream to draw attention to its existence, well, stranger things have. A very different comingofage story plays out in kevin phillips super dark times, a 90sset film that very clearly recalls teenmurder dramas like rivers edge and mean creek. That lover of horror stephen king once wrote that his greatest ambition was to undergo the writing of a book that he would find too scary to finish, and i count among my rejections a lover of dark fiction unable to conceive that my story was true who wrote that monstrous. Teenage thriller super dark times is a lot better before the.
Oct 20, 2017 herein lies super dark times greatest achievement. A violent accident rocks a friendship in super dark. Tribeca, new zealand international film festival, neuchatel, motelx, fantastic fest, etc. It is by far the shortest of dickens novels, barely a quarter of the length of those written immediately before and after it. Comparisons to stand by me and donnie darko have already been made, but the film in which super dark times footsteps seems to be following is it follows.
There seems to be something inherently menacing about teenage boys ruralsuburban teenage boys in particular. Super dark times story of an accidental death and subsequent coverup is imbued with a similar feeling of moral ambivalence. Kevin phillips feature directorial debut is a knockout. Super dark times is a 2017 thriller about teenagers who have been best friends their whole lives, but when an accident leads to a coverup, the secret drive. Super dark times is a film that i would recommend to anyone who is looking for a suspenseful and meaningful drama. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of dark money by roddy doyle. Super dark times is super dark, and the most honest teen movie of. Super dark times superbly and realistically tells the story of a group of teenagers in the 90s who experience a horrific accident.
The setup of super dark times is familiar and fun teens. Super dark times is a gritty alternative to stranger. Afterward, they witness one of their friends sink into an extremely dark mental abyss that takes a terrifying spin and is difficult to watch. I would hold basically anyones hand while watching this. But first things first, super dark times first hit my radar when it made a list of interesting independent films coming out this year. Owen campbell, charlie tahan, elizabeth cappuccino, jett steiger, richard peete, ed parks, ben collins, luke piotrowski. A violent accident rocks a friendship in super dark times. Published on october 25, 2019, by jproscoe posted in bookscomics, movies 0.
And imo, theres no way josh read it off zacks cast in the dark while josh is wearing a long sleeved shirt. It starts out with the teens joking around about things like sex and other areas of adolescence importance. Super dark times 2017 dont be put off by the super immature title. Owen campbell and charlie tahan star in kevin phillips debut super dark times, a downbeat, 1995set american indie premiering at the dutch festival.
Owen campbell, charlie tahan, elizabeth cappuccino. High schoolers josh charlie tahan and zach owen campbell are horrified when their goofing around with a samurai. Although this inventivebutuneven dramedy is being marketed as an edgy superhero flick, its much darker than you might expect. Its hard to even look at the title of the film without smirking now. Teenage thriller super dark times is a lot better before the super. In super dark times, director kevin phillips, in his feature film. Be the first to watch, comment, and share indie trailers, clips, and. Investigative journalist jane mayer wrote dark money. Sep 28, 2017 set in 1995, four years before the massacre at columbine high school, super dark times is the story of lifelong best friends zach and josh, who are each navigating the treacherous waters of. A discussion for super dark times i thought the cinematography was beautiful and the 90s setting was done well. Was writing a big response but i will just say this.
For a brief but blissful stretch, super dark times comes closer than most films to capturing the private, painfully uncool world of teenage boys. A harrowing but meticulously observed look at teenage lives in the era prior to the columbine high school massacre, super dark times marks the feature debut of gifted director kevin phillips. Instead, the effect is akin to a teen with a joint in his mouth saying whoa man, super dark times. Super dark times official trailer 2017 thriller movie hd. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of hard times by charles dickens. Teenage thriller super dark times is a lot better before.
Hard times for these times commonly known as hard times is the tenth novel by charles dickens, first published in 1854. The book surveys english society and satirises the social and economic conditions of the era. Set in 1995, four years before the massacre at columbine high school, super dark times is the story of lifelong best friends zach and josh, who are each navigating the treacherous waters of. Parents need to know that super is a 2010 dark satire starring rainn wilson as a pipe wrenchwielding vigilante superhero named the crimson bolt. Oct 09, 2017 super dark times is a tense, expertly choreographed thriller and it has several endearing and painful sequences of botched teen romance. Sep 29, 2017 instead, the effect is akin to a teen with a joint in his mouth saying whoa man, super dark times. Super dark times is an impressive piece of work that deserves to be seen. The autobiography of a serial killer but for the grace of god was too dark even for her. Oct 27, 2017 super dark times story of an accidental death and subsequent coverup is imbued with a similar feeling of moral ambivalence.
Super dark was debuted at the rotterdam film festival back in january, and has sort of been lighting up the film festival circuit ever since. A harrowing but meticulously observed look at teenage lives in. See the full list of super dark times cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. For a brief but blissful stretch, super dark times comes closer than most. Its a very depressing story but one that could easily happen. Spoilers spoiler spoilers first off, loved this movie, but im lost on the ending. Were considering expanding this synopsis into a fulllength study guide to deepen your comprehension of the book and why its important. Zach owen campbell and josh charlie tahan are best friends growing up in a leafy upstate new york suburb in the 1990s, but when a traumatic. With owen campbell, charlie tahan, elizabeth cappuccino, amy hargreaves. The movie sets it up very clearly at who does and does not have allisons number at what times in the movie. The dialogue was witty and made me laugh until it all turned dark.
The story is relatable and engages the audience to really think about what they. Its an effective thriller, anchored by great performances and a strong visual language for a debut film. No, there were not vampires but it was good and creepy in a weird way. A tragic accident drives a wedge between two teenage boys, threatening a friendship that had seemed firm and unshakeable. Super dark times is a gritty alternative to stranger things. This summary of hard times includes a complete plot overview spoilers included.
Sep 28, 2017 one of the great strengths of super dark times the first feature film from director kevin phillips, working from a script cowritten by ben collins and luke piotrowski is the way it. One of the great strengths of super dark times the first feature film from director kevin phillips, working from a script cowritten by ben collins and luke piotrowski is the way it. Super dark times is a 2017 american independent psychological thriller drama film directed by kevin phillips and starring owen campbell and charlie tahan. Oct 06, 2017 the first thirty minutes of super dark times plays like a cinematic ode to small town americana, like the early films of david gordon green, following the boys through their rural landscape, crossing closed bridges, loitering in front of shops and pedaling the empty roads of their neighborhoods. Super dark times by kevin phillips kevin phillips, owen campbell.
In 1996, in upstate new york, two teenage best friends, zach and josh, rate the girls in a. I thought the cinematography was beautiful and the 90s setting was done well. Super dark times is super dark, and the most honest teen. In the opening scenes of this movie, directed by kevin phillips, we see our key players demonstrate how oversexed, aggressive, uneducated, bored, and rude they are. Super dark times, the debut feature from director kevin phillips, takes its from a semianonymous suburb in upstate new york, which happens. Sep 26, 2017 super dark times, the feature debut of writerdirector kevin phillips, harkens back to those years with an honest eye and a bloody mind. Super dark times puts its pushpin into this same geography where directors such as osgood perkins, nicholas mccarthy, kasra farahani, even the coen brothers pluck their ideas and plant their premises. Super dark times is a tense, expertly choreographed thriller and it has several endearing and painful sequences of botched teen romance. Super dark times 2017 netflix movies that look terrible. In super dark times, an act of violence imperils a. But like some of the films highlighted in charles taylors wonderful book opening wednesday at a theater or drivein near you i interviewed taylor for this site, super dark times is a genre film that has things to say about the world in which we live, its emptiness and the chasm between cause and effect. Comparison is being made by many to stand by me, but i think its closer to jacob estes 2004 thriller mean creek. While i was watching super dark times,the one thing which really surprised me is that this one is work of a debutante director. The dark times thanks for the badges this is a game that will keep you entertained for ages.
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