{"id":32955,"date":"2018-09-24T08:42:57","date_gmt":"2018-09-24T12:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/?p=32955"},"modified":"2022-01-10T05:30:00","modified_gmt":"2022-01-10T10:30:00","slug":"macro-monday-is-running-giddily-through-dry-dead-leaves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/2018\/09\/24\/macro-monday-is-running-giddily-through-dry-dead-leaves\/","title":{"rendered":"Macro Monday Is Running Giddily Through Dry, Dead Leaves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SO MUCH STUFF GOING ON, right?<\/p>\n<p>Right.<\/p>\n<p>First up &#8212;\u00a0<strong>You Might Be The Killer\u00a0<\/strong>premiered at Fantastic Fest to some very kind reviews, several of which I will encapsulate here now because I will use this list to occasionally bolster my flagging ego. What? Huh? I didn&#8217;t say that\u00a0<em>you said that<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.austinchronicle.com\/daily\/screens\/2018-09-22\/fantastic-fest-review-you-might-be-the-killer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Austin Chronicle<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8220;Basing his script (unlikely as it sounds) on a now near-legendary\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamSykesSwears\/status\/890751932779839488\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter exchange<\/a>\u00a0between authors Sam Sykes and Chuck Wendig (don&#8217;t read it now \u2013 it&#8217;s pretty spoilerific), Simmons has some real fun with a back-and-forth timeline (and ever-shifting kill clock for the counselor body count), and some of the most Karo syrup-drenched deaths this side of a\u00a0<i>Hatchet<\/i>\u00a0film.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/you-might-be-the-killer-review-fantastic-fest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Slash Film<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8220;Maybe order a beer or two for this one? Crowd-pleasing horror with a roaring campfire aroma flipped upside down and hilariously mindfucked with just enough subjective damnation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/collider.com\/you-might-be-the-killer-review\/#images\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Collider<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8220;<em>You Might Be the Killer<\/em>\u00a0also benefits from smart structuring. Told through a series of flashbacks that unfold as Sam fills in the blanks for Chuck, we witness the murder count grow (written out on screen in a fun tally gag) until the film ultimately catches up with it timeline, leading to a third act where Sam and Chuck actively try to prevent his death, despite the ever-mounting body count. The more Sam remembers, the more we learn, and sometimes we circle back to scenes we\u2019ve seen before but see them in an entirely different way. It\u2019s a sharp script structure and it helps what might have been bland meta horror entry stand above the pack.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rue-morgue.com\/fantastic-fest-18-review-you-might-be-the-killer-slays-us-with-laughs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rue Morgue<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8220;Though the title is reminiscent of a thankfully almost forgotten Jeff Foxworthy bit, and the film was apparently inspired by a Twitter discussion, the film YOU MIGHT BE THE KILLER is a damn fine, and darn funny, self-referential little horror comedy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Also for those asking when they can see it? It goes, I think, to Telluride Horror Show and maybe some other festivals? Toronto After Dark? More as I know it!*<\/p>\n<p>A reminder that I&#8217;ll be at NYCC in a couple weeks. Hope to see you there.<\/p>\n<p>And at Hal-Con in Halifax at the end of October.<\/p>\n<p>AND IN YOUR HOUSE FOR THANKSGIVING<\/p>\n<p>Okay maybe not so much that last one.<\/p>\n<p>P.S. <a href=\"http:\/\/ragnatalk.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">don&#8217;t forget what&#8217;s coming this Thorsday<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And I think that&#8217;s it. I go back to the WORD MINES now, to continue work on this weird-ass book I&#8217;m writing:\u00a0<strong>The Book of Accidents<\/strong>. Wish me luck &#8212; it&#8217;s a doozy.<\/p>\n<p>To close, hey, have this picture of IMPENDING AUTUMN &#8212;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/terribleminds\/44884801801\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/c2.staticflickr.com\/2\/1980\/44884801801_ea66104cd5_k.jpg?resize=700%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"700\" height=\"1050\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>* I wonder what&#8217;s on SyFy on October 6th at 7pm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SO MUCH STUFF GOING ON, right? Right. First up &#8212;\u00a0You Might Be The Killer\u00a0premiered at Fantastic Fest to some very kind reviews, several of which I will encapsulate here now because I will use this list to occasionally bolster my flagging ego. What? Huh? I didn&#8217;t say that\u00a0you said that. 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