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Artik
USA 2019
produced by Erik Bernard, Jerry G. Angelo, Kodi Saint Angelo, Courtney LeMarco (executive), Lin Choi (executive), Chris Choi (executive), Linda La (executive), Mitch Mozejko (executive), Yolanda Mozejko (executive), Lonnie Williams III (executive), William Cheng (executive), Tom Botchii (executive) for TLG Motion Pictures, Have Not Films, Without Limits Productions
directed by Tom Botchii
starring Chase Williamson, Jerry G. Angelo, Lauren Ashley Carter, Matt Mercer, Gavin White, David Robbins, William Ward, Kari White, Keefe Stone, Chris Tapia
written by Tom Botchii, music by Corey Wallace, visual effects by Juan Salgado, Ryan Ross, Antonio Cerri
review by Mike Haberfelner
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Holton (Chase Williamson) is a young social worker with the ambition to
change the world, so when he gets to know Adam (Gavin White), a young and
overly introverted boy, he wants to know more. The boy doesn't say much,
but he gives Holton some comicbook style drawings that show violence well
beyond Adam's age. Holton is concerned enough to discuss this with his
more experienced colleague Kar (Matt Mercer), and Kar eventually pays a
visit to Adam's place - to find Adam's mother (Lauren Ashley Carter)
acting all erratic, but his dad Artik (Jerry G. Angelo) seems to be a
reasonable enough man despite his wild looks, and he even invites Kar in
for family dinner - to then stick a fork in his neck and torture him to
death trying to find out who Adam has been talking to ... Upon Kar's
disappearance, Holton figures his suspicions must have been rooted in
fact, and he pays a visit to Adam's place - to walk right into a trap, as
it turns out Artik's a serial killer teaching his son the tricks of the
trade ... Artik isn't an easy film to sit through, as
it's very primal in its shocks and violence, shows a certain mean spirit
and doesn't try to over-analyze and that way sanitize things - which is
exactly why the film ought to play very well with horror audiences, who
enjoy their meals raw every once in a while. That's not to say though that
Artik is a mindless blood-and-guts shocker, as the film is rather
well put together, both in regards to narrative structure and atmospheric
filmmaking, and a solid cast doesn't hurt too much, either. It's just a
film that really goes for the jugular - in a rather fascinating way.
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review © by Mike Haberfelner
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