THE BLACKENING (2022) presented by Dark Dream Cinema
June 4 : 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Dark Dream Cinema is a monthly film series devoted to the creeping undercurrents of the arthouse scene, hosted by Michael Morlaine.
“An unapologetically Black comedy through and through, it maintains its wit and bite to the very end, boastfully serving audiences an hilarious film we didn’t know we needed.” – Peyton Robinson, RogerEbert.com
When confronted with a diabolical board game in the cabin they’ve rented to celebrate Juneteenth, a crew of old college friends realize they’re stuck in a slasher flick. Armed with their skills, their wits, and their knowledge of the genre, they duke it out ‘til dawn against a legion of stock horror villains determined to take them out one by one.
A Cabin in the Woods for the Jordan Peele era, The Blackening sets the record straight on decades of misrepresentation, while outshining all of its contemporaries with its razor-sharp satirical wit. A loving nod to those who know all the Black horror tropes, here’s a late-night survival flick in which every character is an audience surrogate, pissed to find themselves trapped in such a corny premise, and well aware of what it’ll take to make it through the night. A loving riposte to horror’s most glaring missteps, The Blackening spins the sins of the genre into one of the most clever horror comedies ever made, while serving as a celebration of Black joy, unity, Rap Snacks, and not reneging in Spades.
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