Stars: Anthony Mackie, Jamie Dornan, Katie Aselton, Ally Ioannides, Ramiz Monsef, Bill Oberst Jr., Betsy Holt, Shane Brady | Written by Justin Benson | Directed by Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead
New Orleans paramedics Steve (Anthony Mackie) and Dennis (Jamie Dornan) begin to encounter some awful and viscerally brutal murders, the only connection is a drug named synchronic. When Dennis daughter goes missing Steve becomes obsessed with finding her. He soon finds that synchronic is not just a psychotropic drug that has people dying in mental unexplained ways but get this… Its also a time travel drug. Yup, that’s a plot point in this movie and boy do they bury the lead on that score… The important question being, which rules do we follow? T2 or Back to the Future??]
First of all I want to talk about how bloody gorgeous Synchronic looks. The darkness, the grit and the rundown reality is...
New Orleans paramedics Steve (Anthony Mackie) and Dennis (Jamie Dornan) begin to encounter some awful and viscerally brutal murders, the only connection is a drug named synchronic. When Dennis daughter goes missing Steve becomes obsessed with finding her. He soon finds that synchronic is not just a psychotropic drug that has people dying in mental unexplained ways but get this… Its also a time travel drug. Yup, that’s a plot point in this movie and boy do they bury the lead on that score… The important question being, which rules do we follow? T2 or Back to the Future??]
First of all I want to talk about how bloody gorgeous Synchronic looks. The darkness, the grit and the rundown reality is...
- 1/26/2021
- by Kevin Haldon
- Nerdly
"Synchronic" is the science fiction horror feature, directed by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, starring Jamie Dornan and Anthony Mackie, releasing October 23, 2020, by Well Go USA Entertainment:
"...the lives of two paramedics in New Orleans are disrupted after a series of deaths are caused by a new drug..."
Cast also includes Ally Ioannides, Katie Aselton, Bill Oberst Jr., Natasha Tina Liu, Martin Bats Bradford, Devyn A. Tyler, Betsy Holt and Shane Brady.
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"...the lives of two paramedics in New Orleans are disrupted after a series of deaths are caused by a new drug..."
Cast also includes Ally Ioannides, Katie Aselton, Bill Oberst Jr., Natasha Tina Liu, Martin Bats Bradford, Devyn A. Tyler, Betsy Holt and Shane Brady.
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- 9/16/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
We present our interviews from the Tiff premiere of Synchronic, a haunting sci-fi horror film from writer/directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead. The film stars Fifty Shades of Grey’s Jamie Dornan, Avengers’ own Anthony Mackie, Katie Aselton, Ally Ioannides, Shane Brady and Betsy Holt.
The film premiered at the 2019 Toronto Film Festival, and those attending included Benson and Moorhead, Anthony Mackie, Jamie Dornan and Ally Ioannides.
Synopsis:
Two New Orleans paramedics’ lives are ripped apart after encountering a series of horrific deaths linked to a designer drug with bizarre, otherworldly effects.
The post Synchronic Tiff premiere: Jamie Dornan & Anthony Mackie’s haunting sci-fi film comes to town appeared first on HeyUGuys.
The film premiered at the 2019 Toronto Film Festival, and those attending included Benson and Moorhead, Anthony Mackie, Jamie Dornan and Ally Ioannides.
Synopsis:
Two New Orleans paramedics’ lives are ripped apart after encountering a series of horrific deaths linked to a designer drug with bizarre, otherworldly effects.
The post Synchronic Tiff premiere: Jamie Dornan & Anthony Mackie’s haunting sci-fi film comes to town appeared first on HeyUGuys.
- 9/8/2019
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Set deep in the heart of Texas, Daniel Laabs’ Jules of Light and Dark explores the landscape of recovery as an unlikely friendship is formed between college student Maya (Tallie Medel) and divorced oil worker Freddy (Robert Longstreet). Both are coming to terms with past baggage as Maya recovers from a breakup with Jules (Betsy Holt), a bi-sexual rave girl who is unfortunately not as well developed or as interesting as Maya and Freddy. Laab’s sparse narrative occasionally finds itself bogged down by too little exposition, relying heavily on the poetry of cinematographer Noe Medrano Jr.’s camera and the excellent, natural performances of Medel and Longstreet to do the heavy lifting. It’s a gamble that for the most part works well, even if too often repeats concepts and frames constantly. A favorite shot used too often is Medel’s Maya looking off into the distance, contemplating, a...
- 5/16/2019
- by John Fink
- The Film Stage
Now in its eighth year, the American Film Festival offers a unique perspective on recent developments in U.S. indie filmmaking. That’s because it happens in Poland, staged at the stylish Kino Nowe Horyzonty film center in Wroclaw, also home to the summer New Horizons festival, which has more of a European tilt.
Although the festival, which recently concluded, surveys many favorites from Sundance and South by Southwest, the curation doesn’t merely transpose selections to a new setting. It imports a lively assortment of filmmakers, as well, and creates a cozy, engaged atmosphere more akin to the communal vibe of the Maryland Film Festival. Indeed, to rub shoulders in a crowd that included Jody Lee Lipes, Noel Wells, Dustin Guy Defa, Nathan Silver, producer Mike Ryan, Jessica Oreck and Mike Ott is to experience a deep dive into the creative bustle of current indie ferment.
That spirit is...
Although the festival, which recently concluded, surveys many favorites from Sundance and South by Southwest, the curation doesn’t merely transpose selections to a new setting. It imports a lively assortment of filmmakers, as well, and creates a cozy, engaged atmosphere more akin to the communal vibe of the Maryland Film Festival. Indeed, to rub shoulders in a crowd that included Jody Lee Lipes, Noel Wells, Dustin Guy Defa, Nathan Silver, producer Mike Ryan, Jessica Oreck and Mike Ott is to experience a deep dive into the creative bustle of current indie ferment.
That spirit is...
- 11/14/2017
- by Steve Dollar
- Indiewire
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