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‘OUT COME THE WOLVES’ A Howling, But Much Too Slight, Nature Thriller

In nature, you learn who you really are—or so says Sophie (Missy Peregrym), echoing the wisdom of her hunter father, ingrained in her during her upbringing in the remote Ontario wilderness. Now, she’s back in that secluded cabin, accompanied by her editor-in-chief fiancé, Nolan (Damon Runyan), who’s been assigned to write about man’s primal connection to food. However, Nolan, a noxious blend of protective, arrogant, and haughty, has never hunted a day in his life. Enter Kyle (Joris Jarsky), Sophie’s blue-collar childhood friend, who’s been tapped to guide Nolan through his first hunt, but a chance encounter with a pack of blood-thirsty wolves turns this learning experience into a firsthand account of survivalism at its most feral. Read More

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SUNDANCE ’22: The Hefty Cost of Righteousness in ‘GOD’S COUNTRY’

When a red truck is left parked on her property, a public speaking professor inadvertently begins an escalating feud with two townie hunters. Based on the short story “Winter Light” by James Lee Burke, God’s Country is a frosty thriller about bad blood in the Alaskan backcountry where an attempt to be reasonable breaks down into white hot confrontation. Led by a commanding turn from Thandiwe Newton, the debut film from Julian Higgins spotlights the spurned Sandra approaching a breaking point, as her better judgment is overtaken by frustration with a community that doesn’t see her as an equal or want to take her seriously. Read More