![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Clearly the cards were already on the table about the direction humankind was headed: nowhere good.Ī rare apocalyptic holiday movie, Silent Night is a philosophical and spirited dark comedy that manages to be equal parts charming and horrifying, but without the gruesome visuals that typify the horror genre. No matter that writer-director Camille Griffin conceived of the premise and wrote the script before the onset of the pandemic. Perhaps it should come as no surprise that out of the 18 months of social unrest, anxiety over climate change, and a global health crisis, would emerge a Christmas film as existentially harrowing as Silent Night. (Courtesy of the Toronto International Film Festival) This is one in a series of reviews from the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), during which I focused on films directed by women you can find my other TIFF 2021 reviews here. ![]()
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