MIDNIGHT. A bleak tale of sexual abuse and rural Satanism set in some of the most depressing looking countryside known to man. It seems to be set in it's own little sub-genre, post industrial rustic, of which personally, I think there should be more. After a blinding pre-credit scene the film settles down into a sweaty piece of exploitation before drifting off into a post "Easy Rider", stick it to the man, road trip complete with racist red necks and free spirited lead characters. It shifts gears again for the final third of the film and mixes up Satanism with TCMisms. The score is a great mix of electronic swirls and squiggles, Muzak and MOR synth pop/rock. However the film is dominated by it's landscape which acts as a malignant behemoth devouring all who dare to enter. My second favourite Arrow release after "Martin".
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