We look at two films dealing with grief and death — each in very different and very wild ways: “Broken Bird” and “Wolves Against the World”.
Broken Bird (2024)
Broken Bird recently premiered at the U.K. Frightfest to positive reviews. The film sounds like a dour affair. A lonely woman works at a funeral parlor and escapes in daydreams and poetry. Adding to the bleakness is the story of a single mother mourning the loss of a child.
Not only is the movie surprisingly funny (darkly so, obviously) but it is also filled with charm and life.
It would have been something really special if not for some odd decisions. Sometimes, an ending can be a little too wild, especially when you choose not to have a payoff for some of your movie’s most important moments.
Broken Bird is on the festival circuit and is not yet available to stream.
Wolves Against the World gets off to a great start.
This horror, mystery, thriller film is about two former members of a neo-Nazi metal band who reunite at the site of their bandmate’s suicide. The film is directed by Quinn Armstrong, who also wrote the screenplay. Armstrong also wrote and directed The Exorcism of Saint Patrick (2024) and Dead Teenagers (2024), which were all filmed at the same location in Ohio with the same film crew.
For a while, it seems like Wolves Against the World is going to be a badass rock and roll horror movie involving werewolves. However, it is not long before the film becomes something else entirely. In the process, it does away with any compelling characters or interesting story.
Wolves Against the World is currently available to rent on VOD.
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Every week AIPT Movie Editor Nathaniel Muir and his cinema partner in crime Blake Heath discuss indie and genre movies you have have never heard of, the ones you cannot hear enough about, and the ones you never want to hear about again.
Episode: 367: ‘Speed Demon’ (2026)
Over the years, we have seen and discussed how horror has become more acceptable in the mainstream. This week we talk about two of the most striking examples of this. One is interesting while the other is just straight up weird. But both have us interested.
The idea of a nun who has lost her faith is not strange for an exorcism movie. Having the first introduction of said nun has her completely nude and coked up after a threesome is a little different. After showing off this incredibly buff nun, the awesomely titled Speed Demon takes off from there.
The film is an example of less being more. It does not reinvent the wheel and tells the simple story of a person trying to overcome their personal demons in order to defeat a literal one. And it works thanks to its setting and quick pace.
But it is in the closing moments that Speed Demon truly shines. In a whirlwind of revelations, the most powerful people in the world become entrenched in Sister Lu’s world. It also sets up the promise of what could be an exciting franchise.
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