Red Letter Day (film) explained

Red Letter Day
Director:Cameron Macgowan
Screenplay:Cameron Macgowan
Starring:
  • Dawn Van de Schoot
  • Kaeleb Zain Gartner
  • Hailey Foss
  • Roger LeBlanc
  • Peter Strand Rumpel
  • Tiffany Helm
  • Arielle Rombough
  • Michael Tan
Music:Jono Grant
Cinematography:Rhett Miller
Editing:Nina Staum
Studio:TANDA Productions, Awkward Silencio
Distributor:Epic Pictures Group
Runtime:76 minutes
Country:Canada
Language:English

Red Letter Day is a Canadian satirical horror feature film, released in 2019. The film follows what happens in an isolated suburban community when the entire neighborhood receives red letters instructing them to kill one of their neighbors before their neighbor kills them. The film was released in North America by Epic Pictures Group under their DREAD label [1] on Blu-ray and VOD in November 2019.

Plot

The story of the film features a recently divorced mother and her two teenage children who, while adjusting to a new life in the suburban community of Aspen Ridge, receive mysterious letters instructing them to kill the people in their letters before they kill them. Paranoia and chaos ensue as the family attempts to rationally deal with the irrational situation.

Reception

The film was a hit on the international genre film festival circuit with screenings at London FrightFest Film Festival, Screamfest Horror Film Festival, Fantaspoa, Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival and more. The film received positive critical attention, including Screen Anarchy saying "It plays like a modern mash-up of David Cronenberg's Shivers (film) and Kinji Fukasaku's Battle Royale (film)."[2] and renown English journalist Kim Newman saying "A terrific premise, ferociously well worked out, and an excellent performance from Dawn Van de Schoot as an unwilling tiger mommy.".[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/293964/dread-presents-suburbia-becomes-a-slaughterhouse-in-red-letter-day/ "Suburbia Becomes a Slaughterhouse in Red Letter Day"
  2. Web site: Halfyard, Kurt . Red Letter Day, reviewed: Fear And Loathing In The Canadian Suburbs . . April 28, 2019 . October 24, 2019 . April 28, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190428141936/https://screenanarchy.com/2019/04/calgary-underground-2019-red-letter-day-fear-and-loathing-in-the-canadian-suburbs.html . live .
  3. Web site: Newman, Kim . Red Letter Day, reviewed: FrightFest Reviews of Red Letter Day . The Kim Newman Website . August 12, 2019 . October 24, 2019 . October 24, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191024175941/https://johnnyalucard.com/2019/08/23/frightfest-review-red-letter-day/red-letter-day/ . live .