Ten Minutes to Midnight

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Ben D @RT87620530 Mar 30, 2022 Part vampire movie, part surrealist fever dream, part commentary on retirement and ageism (?), Ten Minutes to Midnight is an 80s-inspired bloody delectable mess. First, the title is fantastic — that along with the poster art is what placed this onto my watch-list. Second, Caroline Williams, an actress most well-known for her role in horror movies (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2) is fantastic as our perplexed, furious, hallucinating protag, Amy Marlowe. From the opening scene, we know that Amy is going to turn into a vampire… eventually. How that's going to manifest itself is why you stick around. At under 80 minutes, Ten Midnights to Midnight steps on the gas in terms of conflict (a recent grad student (Nicole Kang) has come ostensibly to shadow Amy, but really to replace her), she has two gruesome bite marks on her neck, she snaps at callers on her radio show, and begins to hallucinate all sorts of absurd, horrific visions. I especially enjoyed a few of Williams' screams (a true professional), the flashback scenes, and when all of the actors switch characters. I would've liked to have a little more closure for the film. What was real and what wasn't. But upon reflection, TMtM delivers as a violent, creepy throwback on a low-budget. Just enjoy it. See more Oct 18, 2021 Oof. That was a tough watch. Just a clusterfart of concepts and situations. My girl and I both looked at eachother at the end and said we just wasted life on this thing. No excitement. No laughs. No sadness. Just an annoying movie. See more Jun 15, 2021 I'm not sure what some of the quasi-philosophical stuff was, but all in all it worked a little more than it didn't. See more May 24, 2021 Was kinda all over the place and nonsensical but the acting was good especially the character player Amy during her decent into madness 3.3 See more Jan 31, 2021 Bloomquist seems to be both utilizing ‘80s nostalgia and criticizing it. It's a nihilistic little film that also has a lot of hope. It's a cynical, bitter film that also has a big, pulsating heart. It'll rip that heart out and drink its fluids, but that's the fun of Ten Minutes to Midnight. Without the restrictions that sometimes come with a big studio and budget, Bloomquist has crafted something unique. From the opening moments to the abstract ending, Ten Minutes to Midnight is never anything less than wild. Full review on Back Lot 605: https://backlot605.com/ten-minutes-to-midnight-review/ See more Jan 25, 2021 Ten Minutes to Midnight introduces you to Amy Marlowe played by the effervescent Caroline Williams as the film's protagonist and Amy's core group of colleagues, friends and partners at a local radio station where she has had a thirty-year career and successful late night radio program. On the night where she receives unexpected news signaling an end to her career she ironically gets bitten by a bat..a rabid/vampire bat at the same time. Using the legends of Dracula and vampire history as symbols for youth and immortality, the plot weaves through Amy's past and present struggle with an end to a career, a change in life and a need to feel fulfilled that can only come within. The characters change faces but not names or roles showing Amy's worth having to come from within and the monster of time finding her before the vampire could. The movie weaves authentic horror with raw human emotion and themes that pulls at your heartstrings while also honoring the genre and the legendary scream queen's horror roots and heart. I recommend watching and asking yourself, are you happy where you are? where you've come from? What memory will you leave behind? And keep an eye out for any monsters while you're at it. See more Read all reviews

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