Godawful poster aside, Kill Your Darlings is a film worth looking into. Actor Daniel Radcliffe seems to be doing everything in his power to expunge his association with the eponymous character from the Harry Potter saga, this time taking the mantle of the beatnik bard, Allen Ginsberg. The film centers around a murder that draws the superheroes of the beatnik generation, Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs, together Avengers-style.
With stars Radcliffe and Dane DeHaan giving this film a powerful soul and first time director John Krokidas taking the beatnik generation in a new and inspired direction, this walked away from this year’s Sundance Film Festival with mostly positive buzz. While it’s not slated to go wide anywhere yet, Kill Your Darlings will see a limited release on October 18.
Kill Your Darlings is directed by John Krokidas and stars Daniel Radcliffe, Dane Dehaan, Michael C. Hall, Ben Foster, Elizabeth Olsen, Jack Huston, Davis Cross and Jennifer Jason Leigh. It hits limited theaters on October 18.
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By: Matt Oakes
Started blogging about film in college when the university paper wouldn’t have him. Dislikes your consensus film Twitter favorites. Devotee of horror movies that make him die a little inside. Catches films at festivals when he can. Proud SFCS and OFCS member and Tomatometer-approved critic. Editor-in-chief of Silver Screen Riot.
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