The banshee chapter 2014 anne investigates the links between her friends disappearance, a secret government chemical and an odd radio broadcast with an unknown origin. Banshee chapter is a 20 horror movie directed by blair erickson and starring ted levine, katia winter, and michael mc millian. Review shortwave shines with more emotion than horror. If youve been keeping up with cinemaxs pulpy crime drama banshee in season 2 and hopefully you have, youve likely noticed that episodetoepisode, the show looked, sounded, and even felt different from the series that may or may not have hooked you as a viewer in season 1. Somehow less cinematic than its smallscreen ancestor, banshee chapter cant seem to decide if it wants to be a foundfootage horror movie. Blair erickson on the secrets of banshee chapter rantbit. An effective development of the found footage horror movie, this lowbudget exercise in mindwarping opens with documentary clips including. I loved following hood and carrie adventures in banshee for four years, there were so many epic moments. Dont buy it if youre expecting copious extra features the three documentaries included run to a total of about eight minutes, and still somehow manage to repeat some footage and. The banshee chapter or reasons why drugs cool drunk in. The banshee chapter or reasons why drugs cool drunk. After the compelling and creepy beginning, there is a somewhat awkward segue.
Banshee meaning in the cambridge english dictionary. We have had some offhanded talks about it, but nothing in television really comes from talks like that. A fastpaced thriller blending fact and fiction, banshee chapter is based on real documents, actual test subject testimony, and uncovered secrets about covert programs run by the cia. Spoilers can someone explain the ending of banshee chapter. Centers on a young, female journalist winter who follows the mysterious trail of a missing friend mcmillian that had been experimenting with mindaltering chemicals developed in secret government drug tests.
The banshee chapter shows us some of the senate hearings, as well as grainy interview footage with one of the doctors who appeared to not have considered the moral implications of what he was doing. Originally it was said that the banshee only keened for the families. Banshee chapter is a fun ride that mostly sticks to its guns about the world it builds and the characters it develops, never foregoing logic for shock value something all too rare in horror. The films in question are yellowbrickroad 2010 and banshee chapter 20, and both have as their central horror not physical monsters from this or any other world, monsters encountered by entering a physical space, but a kind of creeping psychedelic paranoia surrounding the idea that the monsters of other planes, coterminous with ours, are. Right off the bat, its obvious its not going to follow any sort of established rules of the foundfootage genre. The banshee chapter movie news, gaming news, bluray news. Banshee chapter is the scariest film ive ever seen. May 06, 2016 banshee fans are on the edge of their collective seats to see just where the shows central figure, the former gangsterthief cum faux exsheriff who goes by the name of lucas hood played. Jul 31, 2016 banshee chapter truly starts in 1973, specifically may, when at least fourteen patients are injected with dmt19, which is a drug that uses fluid from a dead patients pineal gland. There are a ton of huge, shocking moments, but the subtle moments in between those stand out more than anything. Banshee chapter is like a lost, mediocre episode of the xfiles. Banshee was an unique show on tv, its probably one of the best show of this decade, and one of the most underrated.
The banshee chapter centers on a young, female journalist winter who follows the mysterious trail of a missing friend mcmillian that had been experimenting with mindaltering chemicals developed in secret government drug tests. After the compelling and creepy beginning, there is a somewhat awkward segue into the nutsandbolts of the story. Blending supernatural hokum with real horrors of u. Out on dvd now, the independent horror movie banshee chapter is a weird amalgamation of a foundfootage movie and a governmental conspiracy thriller. The banshee chapter 2014 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Set in the small town of banshee in pennsylvania amish country, the series main character is an enigmatic excon antony starr, who assumes the identity of lucas hood, the. There were 10 other movies released on the same date, including the legend of hercules, lone survivor and her. Healy, uses this foundation of historical fact as the jumping off point of the banshee chapter, distributed by xlrator media also responsible for such films asbigfoot. With katia winter, ted levine, michael mcmillian, corey moosa.
The seeminglyrandom, quick cuts to new scenes, the random details in the background especially noticeable in the iraq scenes, the long moments of dialogue that dont always. Banshee chapter is like a lost, mediocre episode of the x. Movie clip patient 14 banshee chapter synopsis on the trail of a missing friend who had been experimenting with mindaltering drugs, a young journalist aided by a rogue counterculture writer finds herself drawn into the dangerous world of topsecret government chemical research and the mystery of a disturbing radio. Ive lurked on this subreddit for a while and have watched well over 100 films based on recommendations here. The film the banshee chapter, directed and cowritten by newcomer blair erickson with a story written by equally unknown daniel j. In a world where i instantly have access to thousands of streaming horror flicks via shudder, netflix and amazon, i still bought a copy of banshee chapter on dvd. There is a subtle stuard gordon influence here, and the movie shares some similarities with the underrated banshee chapter, but shortwave is. The most egregious offender is the films mockumentary parts. Keep in mind the movie has nothing to do with the wailing harbingers of death. The film had its first screening at the fantasy filmfest on august 22, 20 and released on video on demand on december 12 of the same year.
Jun 03, 2016 there is a subtle stuard gordon influence here, and the movie shares some similarities with the underrated banshee chapter, but shortwave is a different kind of story altogether. The banshee was a harbinger of death in irish folklore. Blair ericksons effectively creepy horrorthriller makes good use of the otherwise overexposed foundfootage. Banshee chapter was recently released on dvd in the uk, you can buy it here. Dec 02, 20 the banshee chapter is a straightup scarefest that makes quick use of firstperson camera angles, but doesnt drown itself in the overbearing silliness of a women running around with a camera. Banshee chapter has certainly shaken up the horror circuit with its potent cocktail of twentiethcentury history and gonzo fiction, of hallucinatory excess and alien intrusions, of crazy character comedy and skincrawling. Sometimes, its fear and loathing in las vegas by hunter s. Banshee fans are on the edge of their collective seats to see just where the shows central figure, the former gangsterthief cum faux exsheriff who goes by the name of lucas hood played. Jun 23, 2014 3 responses to the banshee chapter or reasons why drugs cool christinehogg1987 march 12, 2015 at 11. Michael mcmillian also joins this drugthemed horror movie. Her name is connected to the mythologically important tumuli or. Everything you need to know about the banshee chapter movie. Thompson as the patron saint of psychotropic counterculture. Originally spelled bean sidhe, the fairylike creature often manifests itself in the body of a female with either flowing red hair and pale skin or as an old woman with.
Blair ericksons conspiracy horror banshee chapter, which stars katia winter showtimes dexter, sleepy hollow, michael mcmillian hbos true blood and ted levin silence. Banshee chapter blair ericksons effectively creepy horrorthriller makes good use of the otherwise overexposed foundfootage device. If you havent seen this one yet, make it a priority. Jan 10, 2014 on the trail of a missing friend who had been experimenting with mindaltering drugs, a young journalist aided by a rogue counterculture writer finds herself drawn into the dangerous world of topsecret government chemical research and the mystery of a disturbing radio signal of unknown origin. That movie is one of a few recent films, along with it follows and the witch, that really gave me the push to pursue filmmaking. Rent banshee chapter 20 starring katia winter and ted levine on dvd and bluray. Banshee chapters own crawford tillinghast is james hirst michael mcmillian, a postgrad student whose thesis gives the film its title apologies for the spoiler, but there arent any actual.
The banshee is famous for her long, melancholy keening, which is an irish word that is used to describe the lament that women used to do over the body of a deceased person to ward off evil spirits. A large, shadowy figure rushes by the window and the cameras footage cuts in and out, ultimately ending with a shot of james with. Banshee chapter sometimes referred to as the banshee chapter is a 20 american horror film and the directorial debut of blair erickson. Banshee is an american action television series created by jonathan tropper and david schickler originally appearing on the cinemax network beginning on january 11, 20. I dont really know how i feel about the movie beyond being intensely offended and utterly horrified, but allow me to say from the get go that things like numbers stations, ham radios and other dimensions really freak me out. Michael mcmillian also joins this drugthemed horror movie from zachary quintos before the door pictures. Set in the small town of banshee in pennsylvania amish country, the series main character is an enigmatic excon antony starr, who assumes the identity of lucas hood, the towns murdered sheriff, to hide from powerful. With antony starr, ivana milicevic, ulrich thomsen, frankie faison. Banshee chapter truly starts in 1973, specifically may, when at least fourteen patients are injected with dmt19, which is a drug that uses fluid from a dead patients pineal gland. Rent banshee chapter 20 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Although the alleged physical appearance of these spirits varied widely, their purpose was the same throughout ireland.
The labyrinthine trail of evidence leads her into the disturbing world of black ops chemical tests, unexplained radio transmissions and disfigured entities in. The banshee chapter movie news, gaming news, bluray. An excon assumes the identity of a murdered sheriff in the small town of banshee, pennsylvania, where he has some unfinished business. The film only shows what happens to three of those patients.
The wailing irish banshee irish folklore stories from. Feb 19, 2014 blair erickson on the secrets of banshee chapter. Banshee chapter follows investigative journalist, anna, researching a missing friend who ingested an undocumented research chemical once tested on civilians by cia mkultra experiments. Journalist anne roland explores the disturbing links behind her friends sudden disappearance, an ominous government research chemical, and a disturbing radio broadcast of unknown origin. Get 50% off hundreds of family movies when you preorder on fandangonow today. The banshee chapter was released in 2014 on friday, january 10, 2014 in limited movie theaters. Dont buy it if youre expecting copious extra features the three documentaries included run to a total of about eight minutes. Levine plays the role of a rogue counterculture novelist with a penchant for substance abuse and firearms who leads the journalist into the mystery of dangerous chemical research. The banshee chapter is a straightup scarefest that makes quick use of firstperson camera angles, but doesnt drown itself in the overbearing silliness of a. Lovecraft story from beyond, which is also referenced inuniverse. It exploits that alltoolittletackled horror subject area that is the cold war in that it concerns how people could be potentially turned into assassins through the combination of psychadelic drugs and transmissions from number stations.
May 21, 2016 banshee is an abnormal townessentially a hellmouth of organized crime, as brock explained to bunkerand it requires abnormal methods. Banshee is an abnormal townessentially a hellmouth of organized crime, as brock explained to bunkerand it requires abnormal methods. In the us, its out on dvd on 4 february, and you can get that here. There were 10 other movies released on the same date, including the legend of hercules.
The banshee chapter gets ted levine and katia winter b. I thought the movie was pretty good with its creepy and scary moments but from what i got the military for some reason was creating a drug using fluid taken from the brains of dead bodies. Banshee chapter is a 20 american horror film and the directorial debut of blair erickson. Interview first published in shorter version by grolsch filmworks. Have there been talks with investors or producers to make a prequel, sequel or spinoff from banshee jonathan tropper.
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