The Harbinger (film)

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The Harbinger
Directed by Andy Mitton
Written byAndy Mitton
Produced byJay Dunn
Richard W. King
Andy Mitton
Starring
CinematographyLudovica Isidori
Edited byAndy Mitton
Music byAndy Mitton
Production
company
One Bad Idea Films
Distributed by XYZ Films
Release dates
  • 20 July 2022 (2022-07-20)(Fantasia International Film Festival)
  • 1 December 2022 (2022-12-01)(US)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Harbinger is a 2022 American horror film directed by Andy Mitton, starring Gabby Beans, Emily Davis and Raymond Anthony Thomas.

Contents

Cast

Release

The film premiered at the Fantasia International Film Festival on 20 July 2022. [1] The film was released in theatres on 1 December 2022. [2]

Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, The Harbinger holds an approval rating of 92%, based on 26 reviews, and an average rating of 7.60/10. [3]

Nick Allen of RogerEbert.com wrote that the film is "more claustrophobic than your regular haunted house thriller, and the story does more than just use COVID as a familiar plot point, as it seeks to get underneath the feeling of trying to avoid it" and that Beans "gives an immersive and emotional performance". [4] Dennis Harvey of Variety wrote that the film "disappoints only in that it’s good enough to make you wish it were better — that it left an indelible impression rather than a slightly vague one", and that "atmospherically, it does a lot with little, never feeling claustrophobically confined by the very ordinary, even drab lockdown interiors", which are occasionally "broken up by snowy exteriors that are no more welcoming in Ludovica Isidori’s adept cinematography." [5] Mary Beth McAndrews of Dread Central rated the film 4.5 stars out of 5 and wrote that Mitton "illustrates how you can make a scary yet sensitive pandemic horror film that cuts to the core of the hell that has been the last two years." [6] Joel Harley of Starburst rated the film 4 stars out of 5 and wrote that Mitton "uses his characters’ loneliness and increased fragility as a springboard to tell a story about Corona and its continued impact" and called the film's main antagonist "instantly memorable"and "a modern Boogeyman for an age of lockdowns, surgical masks and raging pandemics." [7] Joe Lipsett of Bloody Disgusting rated the film 3.5 skulls out of 5 and wrote that the film "excels at striking a balance between fantastical genre elements and topical real-world concerns." [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Bałaga, Marta (12 May 2022). "Montreal's Fantasia Honors John Woo, Spotlights South Korean Animation". Variety . Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  2. ↑ Lipsett, Joe (29 November 2022). "5 New Genre Movies Releasing This Week Including 'Violent Night' Starring David Harbour". Bloody Disgusting . Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "The Harbinger - Rotten Tomates". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango . Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  4. ↑ Allen, Nick (25 July 2022). "Fantasia 2022: Country Gold, The Harbinger, Glorious". RogerEbert.com . Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  5. ↑ Harvey, Dennis (10 August 2022). "'The Harbinger' Review: A Devilish Pandemic Quandary". Variety . Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  6. ↑ McAndrews, Mary (22 July 2022). "'The Harbinger' Is COVID-19 Horror Done Perfectly [Fantasia 2022 Review]". Dread Central . Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  7. ↑ Harley, Joel (29 August 2022). "THE HARBINGER [FrightFest 2022]". Starburst . Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  8. ↑ Lipsett, Joe (20 July 2022). "'The Harbinger' Review – Combines Genre Nightmares With Real World Anxieties [Fantasia]". Bloody Disgusting . Retrieved 5 December 2022.
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