Homestead

12/2/2025

**_What happens to society when the bomb inevitably drops?_** This is the pilot movie for an ensuing series based on the Dark August books. Since I’m not interested in the TV series, I’m reviewing this as a standalone film. It comes in the tradition of post-nuclear war movies like “Testament” and “The Sum of All Fears” mixed with the spirituality of, say, the “Left Behind” flicks, just not as overt on that front. It works as far as giving you a glimmer of what it will be like: Suddenly, people will be drawn to the wisdom of preppers rather than writing them off as conspiracy nutjobs. I liked the rising tension between the owner of the homestead (Neal McDonough) and the head of security (Bailey Chase), as well as a great standoff between the homesteaders and a dubious govt detachment.