The Blackening (2022)
- Directed by
- Tim Story
- Genre
- comedy horror film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 417 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A group of Black friends gathers at a remote cabin for a Juneteenth weekend. A masked killer forces them to play a deadly game that tests their loyalty and makes fun of horror movie cliches.
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What happens
The Blackening is a 2022 American black horror comedy directed by Tim Story and written by Tracy Oliver and Dewayne Perkins, based on the 2018 short film of the same name by the comedy troupe 3Peat. It stars Dewayne Perkins, Grace Byers, Jermaine Fowler, Melvin Gregg, X Mayo, Antoinette Robertson, Sinqua Walls, Jay Pharoah, and Yvonne Orji. The film, set on Juneteenth, follows a group of black friends targeted by a masked killer while staying at a cabin in the woods. The Blackening premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 16, 2022, and was theatrically released on June 16, 2023, by Lionsgate in the United States and on August 23, 2023 by Universal Pictures in the United Kingdom. The film grossed $18 million and received generally positive reviews, with critics noting the satire of horror film tropes and ethnic stereotypes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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