Earlier this year, I was hired as a film critic for the East Tennessean, and starting today, I am going to post the reviews that I wrote this year for the newspaper -- starting with M. Night Shyamalan's Knock on the Cabin, which I saw back on February 5. Here are some excerpts from my review of the thriller (with the entire review being on the following slides): When one discusses the batting average of filmmakers, there are the ones that are usually at the top, such as Martin Scorsese, Ingmar Bergman, Quentin Tarantino, and Jean-Luc Godard, amongst others. On the other hand, there are the filmmakers whose hit to miss ratio is rather mixed. This is where M. Night Shyamalan enters, a filmmaker whose films can either be great, pretty good, or abysmal. Knock at the Cabin falls under the middle category. I went to a screening of Knock at the Cabin on its opening weekend, and it is a pretty good film. Dave Bautista stars as Leonard, the leader of this mysterious group and a schoolteacher, who befriends Wen at the beginning of the film. Bautista’s performance as this calm leader, also doubles as a showcase of his acting range, with his monologues about what would happen if the family doesn’t make a choice (with these monologues containing vivid descriptions of armageddon), sticking with the viewer. This factor is a great example of why he is the best wrestler-turned-actor, and why his casting was a great choice. Abby Quinn gives an excellent performance as Adriane, a line cook who is one of the other members of this cryptic group. In one of her first major roles since her appearance in Charlie Kaufman’s brilliant 2020 film I’m Thinking of Ending Things, Quinn emphasizes the anxiety and awkwardness of her character, such as when she is introducing herself to the family. #knockatthecabin @knockatthecabin #mnightshyamalan #davebautista #abbyquinn @abbyquinnya #jonathangroff #benaldridge #nikkiamukabird #rupertgrint #filmreview #moviereview #letterboxdreview #letterboxd #easttennessean #filmcritic
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2023 - R - 1:40 If I learned one thing from watching “Knock at the Cabin,” it’s that I need to let go of men more freely. Like most of my exes, I’ve given Shyamalan too many chances to disappoint and disrespect me. For twenty years, I’ve let him pull me back in the theater, time and again, only for him to prove he’s simply not good. He’s egotistical with a nasty habit of taking solid source material and watering it down to thin, tasteless broth.This movie was no exception, there’s the silly dialogue and sloppy ambiguity we expect from him, but what’s frustrating is that the opening scenes weren’t bad. We kick off with the gigantic and imposing Bautista’s approach to the fragile, tiny, Cui - a scene reminiscent of Frankenstein’s monster and the girl at the well. So we’re building up tension and a sense of doom from the jump. But then, that all stops. Poor camera choices and a meandering, unsatisfied story ruin any hope for dread for the next hour and half. Excessive closeups didn’t help, either, because each performance (from a group of actors I know can do better) was somehow both stiff and campy. I’ve seen better shows at community theater. Emotionality, terror, suspense - none were invited to the film. It’s an unfulfilling and pointless movie with no real depth and not enough engaging action. I mean, it’s rated R, but most of the squishy death stuff happens off-screen. C’mon. If you’re not going to have a strong script, at least give us intense visuals. The movie is based on a book, but don’t let that get you excited. Remember the flack Shyammy got for how he treated “The Last Airbender”? Well, here he burped out another lackluster bastardization that was offensively banal. I guess it was the final push I needed to cut ties with (yet another) mediocre man. Maybe my grandmother’s right, maybe I do just have bad taste in men. Hmm. #donotrecommend #cinemark #knockatthecabin #badmoviemonday #MNightShyamalan #DaveBautista #JonathanGroff #BenAldridge #NikkiAmuka-Bird #RupertGrint #AbbyQuinn #KristenCui #horror #mystery #thriller #scifi #cabinattheendoftheworld #moviesbasedonbooks #moviereview #movie #film #cinema #filmreview #cinephile #filmclub #critic
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Knock at the Cabin. M.N. Shyamalan. 2023. It’s not bad, it’s not great either, but it’s streaming now. What did you think ? #knockatthecabin #horror #thriller #film #horrorfilm #filmcritic #shyamalan #streaming #tv
I finally watched Knock at the Cabin, the film adaptation of Paul Tremblay’s The Cabin at the End of the World. The film was … a choice. Read the book, skip the movie. Book: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Movie: ⭐️ — #Booksbooksbooks #bookworm #bookish #thecabinattheendoftheworld #paultremblay #knockatthecabin
.@primevideoca #Canada June 2023: #CocaineBear, #CreedIII, final season of #JackRyan, season two of #WithLove, #KnockattheCabin, and more. Link in in bio for the full list. #AmazonPrimeVideo #amazon #PrimeVideo #Creed #movie #movies #series #streaming #drama #comedy #action #sports
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🔥 Horror Hunk Monday: Jonathan Groff as Eric in Knock at the Cabin (2023)! #horrorhunk #mcm #jonathangroff #knockatthecabin
KNOCK AT THE CABIN: "(...) a promising premise and what I consider to be a great concept (...) too slow and going circles (...) it tries to be a satire or a parabole, but it fails" RATING: 3,5 / 10 ⭐️ FULL REVIEW: https://cinemaandpopcorn.blogspot.com/2023/05/tiny-reviews-department-evil-dead-rise.html?spref=tw #knockatthecabin #davebautista #mnightshyamalan #review
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𝑆𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝐿𝑎𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑠 𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝐴 𝐿𝑖𝑝 𝐵𝑖𝑡𝑒 💜 . . 𝐻𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑦 𝐵𝑎𝑛𝑘 𝐻𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑑𝑎𝑦 ． ． @benjaminaldridge . . 🏷 #Benaldridge #BenjaminAldridge #Fleabag #OurGirl #CaptainJames #Gay #Instagay #Gayinsta #Gayman #gaylove #Gaymen #LGBTQ #Queer #Pride #LoveisLove #Benjaminaldridgefan #BenAldridgeFans #SpoilerAlert #KnockAtTheCabin #Leather #SpoilerAlertTheHeroDies #Pennyworth #ComicCon
Ce film est une belle petite surprise pour ma part . Le réalisateur de split , old , le village revient avec ce film avec des acteurs dans l'ensemble très convaincants notamment dave bautista que j'ai trouvé très bon et le retour de rupert grint a l'écran que l'on voit assez peu souvent et je comprends pourquoi malheureusement. L'histoire se positionne assez lentement tout le long et le sujet est plutôt intéressant. Plutôt un film psychologique qu'un film d'horreur il arrive à nous prendre aux tripes jusqu'au déroulement final assez classique mais reussi . Si j'avais compris l'intrigue assez vite cela ne m'a pas empêché de passer un très bon moment et je dirais même l'un des films du réalisateur que je préfère. Et vous vous l'avez apprécié ou pas du tout ?🎥💀🎬 #knockatthecabin #shyamalan #nightshyamalan #davebautista #rupertgrint #apocalypse #findumonde #horrorpage #horreurfrance #horreurcritique #horrorcollector #horrorcollection #2023 #horrorfan
#NowWatching, #KnockAtTheCabin 2023. Directed by: #MNightShyamalan RT:🍅67%🍿63% Letterboxd: 3 IMDb: 6.1 While vacationing at a remote cabin in the woods, a young girl and her parents are taken hostage by four armed strangers who demand they make an unthinkable choice to avert the apocalypse. Confused, scared and with limited access to the outside world, the family must decide what they believe before all is lost. Starring: #DaveBautista #JonathanGroff #BenAldridge #NikkiAmukaBird #KristenCui #AbbyQuinn & #RupertGrint #DVD
#ノック終末の訪問者 ★★★☆☆ #mナイトシャマラン 監督作品 なぜこの家族なのか？ なぜ世界に終わりがくるのか？ なぜ終わりを止められるのか？ 最後まで謎のまま… 登場人物全てが常に追い詰められている緊張感は半端ない！ #knockatthecabin #mnightshyamalan #映画好き #映画好きな人と繋がりたい #映画垢 #映画鑑賞
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Ben photographed for Flaunt Magazine in 2019 ✨ Photography by David-Simon Dayan
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𝑃𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝐴𝑡 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐵𝑢𝑖𝑙𝑑 𝑆𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑆𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑖𝑜 𝑁𝑒𝑤 𝑌𝑜𝑟𝑘 . . @benjaminaldridge . . 🏷 #Benaldridge #BenjaminAldridge #Fleabag #OurGirl #CaptainJames #Gay #Instagay #Gayinsta #Gayman #gaylove #Gaymen #LGBTQ #Queer #Pride #LoveisLove #Benjaminaldridgefan #BenAldridgeFans #SpoilerAlert #KnockAtTheCabin #Leather #SpoilerAlertTheHeroDies #Pennyworth #NewYork
177. Knock at the Cabin. (USA, 2023) Directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Screenplay by M. Night Shyamalan, Steve Desmond, Michael Sherman. Based on The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul G. Tremblay. Cinematography by Jarin Blaschke, Lowell A. Meyer. Edited by Noemi Katharina Preiswerk. Music by Herdís Stefánsdóttir. End of times... #DaveBautista #JonathanGroff #BenAldridge #NikkiAmukaBird #KristenCui #AbbyQuinn #RupertGrint #KnockattheCabin #MNightShyamalan #movie #movies #peliculas #cinema #cine
Check out our review of “Knock at the Cabin”. While vacationing, a girl and her parents are taken hostage by armed strangers who demand that the family make a choice to avert the apocalypse. #cinema #film #movie #knockatthecabin #davebautista #rupertgrint #mnightshyamalan #moviereivew #filmsnobreviews
Tonight I’m checking out the latest from M Night Shyamalan. Really excited to give it a go. #iwasateenagefilmsnob #iwatfs #podcast #knockatthecabin #mnightshyamalan #davebautista #jonathangroff #benaldridge #rupertgrint #nikkiamukabird #abbyquinn #bluray #physicalmedia
A bunch of movies I got recently from ebay and JB HI FI. Now to decide which one to watch first 🤔. #moviecollector #bargains #horrormovies #horrorcollector #bargainhunter #horrordvds #dvdcollector #newmovies #childrenofthecorn #horrorfan #moviestagram #horrorgram #hocuspocus2 #knockatthecabin #megan #horrorcommunity #peninsula #movielover #moviegeek #physicalmediaforever #horrornerd #jbhifi #ebay
Today’s haul. You can’t go past a buy one get one free blu ray deal! Filled some gaps in the collection as well picking up some first time viewings. #iwasateenagefilmsnob #iwatfs #podcast #quantumofsolace #spectre #avatar #arrival #knockatthecabin #supergirl #fargo #thefrighteners #chinatown #munich #eventhorizon #cloverfield #tropicthunder #prettywoman #collateral #childrenofmen #galaxyquest #littlemonsters #bluray #bluraycollection #bluraycollector #physicalmedia
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Behind the scenes with Ben Aldridge / Daddy Andrew in Knock at the Cabin ♡ (Clips via DVD Film Bonus)