In a Violent Nature

7/16/2024

So guess what... A group of loud and brash twenty-somethings decide to take a weekend break in a remote cabin and manage to arouse the wrath of a long buried corpse who emerges and wreaks havoc on them and the poor old park ranger (Reece Presley). Sound familiar? That's probably because this hasn't an original bone in it's body and after about fifteen minutes I suspect you'll just think these kids actually deserve everything that "Johnny" can come up with. The victims are the usual mix of couples who are together, were together, want to be together; there's the obligatory couple of lesbians (though not for long) and way, way, too many meandering shots of the malevolent critter walking through the woods time and time again. There's some quite entertainingly graphic use of visual effects now

7/17/2024

Slasher fans are going to admire writer / director Chris Nash’s fresh and original, yet still traditional, take on the horror sub-genre with his sadistic film “In A Violent Nature.” With his distinct style and extremely unsettling movie, Nash subscribes to the Terrence Malik school of thought with a “less is more” approach, delivering a visually impactful and terrifying film that’s filled with violence, gore, and a brooding atmosphere that makes it feel wholly unique. Johnny (Ry Barrett) is a vengeful spirit who is resurrected and ready to deliver payback after a horrific crime that occurred over 60 years ago. Johnny’s been brought back to life when a group of friends remove his treasured locket from his final resting place, a collapsed fire tower that lies deep in the woods. What follo

5/1/2026

The horror movies of the eighties and their thematic descendants in the early two thousands are clearly classics for a reason. These tropes work because they actually are scary. This movie uses all of the classic gimmicks and tropes and does so very well. It is a joy to watch a slow-paced slasher that thematically works and calls upon those older classics. The casting for this is perfectly reasonable, the directing is good and the effects are practical and outstandingly fitting. It is great to see and I can highly recommend this movie.

10/18/2026

(CASTELLANO) Un slasher que camina como un videojuego maldito Me gustó mucho. Después de tantos slashers tontos, repetidos y llenos de víctimas haciendo estupideces, esta me pareció una sorpresa enorme precisamente porque cambia el punto de vista. La historia es sencilla, casi mínima, pero tiene una idea formal muy potente: seguir al asesino, caminar con él, mirar el bosque desde su espalda y convertir la matanza en una rutina lenta, brutal y extrañamente hipnótica. Lo que más me atrapó fue esa sensación de videojuego en tercera persona. Durante buena parte de la película parece que tú eres Johnny: avanzas por el bosque, escuchas ramas, localizas a la siguiente víctima y sigues caminando con una calma terrible. No es el típico slasher donde ves a los chavales separarse, discutir y tomar