It’s the first big scare of the film and one it repeats only a couple more times. For example, a sequence near the beach finds Marie stalked by a number of local residents hiding in the trees. The pacing is slow and measured, it even forgoes repeated jump-scare moments instead replacing them with drawn our, psychological terror. The chaptering also helps Keating to bring in a very small number of flashback scenes to add much needed context.ĭespite its simplicity, Offseason is much more nuanced than many direct-to-streaming horrors. The film is broken up in to a number of chapters, the subtitling of which helps to signpost the development of story. From the outset the focus is on Marie, her relationship to her mother and the events which occur on the island. Keating rightly chooses not to overly complicate the 83 minute piece with never ending subplots. Offseason is a delightfully simple story. Maria has been summoned to her mother’s island home town after her grave has been vandalised. Marie is the daughter of recently passed actress, Ava (Melora Walters – Boogie Nights). Written and directed by Mickey Keating ( Carnage Park) and starring Jocelin Donahue ( Doctor Sleep) as our lead, Marie Aldrich. But no, I’m talking Offseason, a brand new original film streaming today on Shudder. ![]() Could this be an episode of Scooby Doo? It probably was at one point.
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