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Those adept at knot-tying will recognize the subject of the title.
https://www.animatedknots.com/clove-hitch-knot-rope-end
The IFC film, released via Scream Factory has me befuddled, and that doesn't occur too often.
As directed by Duncan Skiles, Clovehitch is a neat little thriller of the serial killer kind.
Decidedly low-budget, but peopled with real actors - Dylan McDermott, Charlie Plummer, Samantha Mathis, and you'll recognize Madisen Beaty as one of the Manson ladies in Once Upon a Time...
I don't believe I'm giving anything away by telling you that Charlie Plummer thinks his dad may be a serial killer, and teams with Beaty to figure things out. It's an interesting tale.
My problem with the disc is that I'm doubtful that any DP would purposefully expose a film to be as thin-looking as this. Dark scenes are about as open as they can be, while bright seem fine.
An odd thing for what some might consider a noir thriller.
If I were hazard a guess, I'd believe that the wrong master may have been delivered for compression and authoring, - one that had not been fully timed. But that's just a guess.
And because I don't know, you'll find no Image rating below.
Image – ?
Audio – 5 (DTS-HD MA 5.1)
Pass / Fail – ?
Recommended
RAH
https://www.animatedknots.com/clove-hitch-knot-rope-end
The IFC film, released via Scream Factory has me befuddled, and that doesn't occur too often.
As directed by Duncan Skiles, Clovehitch is a neat little thriller of the serial killer kind.
Decidedly low-budget, but peopled with real actors - Dylan McDermott, Charlie Plummer, Samantha Mathis, and you'll recognize Madisen Beaty as one of the Manson ladies in Once Upon a Time...
I don't believe I'm giving anything away by telling you that Charlie Plummer thinks his dad may be a serial killer, and teams with Beaty to figure things out. It's an interesting tale.
My problem with the disc is that I'm doubtful that any DP would purposefully expose a film to be as thin-looking as this. Dark scenes are about as open as they can be, while bright seem fine.
An odd thing for what some might consider a noir thriller.
If I were hazard a guess, I'd believe that the wrong master may have been delivered for compression and authoring, - one that had not been fully timed. But that's just a guess.
And because I don't know, you'll find no Image rating below.
Image – ?
Audio – 5 (DTS-HD MA 5.1)
Pass / Fail – ?
Recommended
RAH
