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Holidays
2016 104 min United States of America R 18+
★5.2
Comedy, Horror, Fantasy, Mystery
Director: Anthony Scott Burns, Kevin Kölsch, Nicholas McCarthy
Trailers
Description
An anthology feature film that puts a uniquely dark and original spin on some of the most iconic and beloved holidays of all time by challenging our folklore, traditions and assumptions.
Worldwide:
$55,621
Starring
Madeleine Coghlan
Actor
Savannah Kennick
Actor
Rick Peters
Actor
Awards
3 nominations total
Key opinion
Holidays is a horror anthology that attempts to subvert traditional celebrations by reimagining them through dark, macabre lenses. While the ambitious concept and varied stylistic approach earn praise from some, the project is ultimately hindered by inconsistent quality and a lack of narrative cohesion between the segments.
| Originality | The anthology features a high-concept premise that successfully draws out the latent, unsettling backstories hidden within familiar cultural celebrations. | |
| Pacing | The short runtime of the individual segments prevents the stories from feeling like tedious filler, even when the underlying plots are thin. | |
| Screenplay | The quality of the scripts varies wildly, leading to a polarized experience where some segments are viewed as compelling experiments while others are dismissed as nonsensical or pretentious. | |
| Direction | Viewer reception to the direction is divided; some appreciate the diverse directorial visions and genre-blending, while others find the storytelling amateurish and structurally weak. |