1. 'The Retreat' (2021) Is A Queer Revenge Thriller That Plays It Safe ...
May 21, 2021 · The Retreat is a too-familiar revenge film that is well shot and acted. It also features some solid action in the last act.
The Retreat asks the question: what dangers lie in wait for queer people who leave the safety of the big city?
2. THE RETREAT: Subverting Hetero Horror One Dead Homophobe at a ...
May 26, 2021 · Renee once more finds a symbolically fitting end for Layna, too, dropping a computer monitor right on the hateful woman's face. Queer cinema is ...
The Retreat is full of queer fear. So don’t expect tropes to go un-subverted.
3. The Retreat (2020)/The Retreat (2021) - outlaw vern
Oct 25, 2023 · Adam (Dylan Grunn) has grown up, gotten very into his job and plans to move closer to his wife's family after the wedding. Gus (Grant Schumacher) ...
Every October for the last 14 years I’ve been doing what I call “Slasher Search,” where I try to scrounge up some obscure slasher movies you probly never
4. The Retreat (2021) | Film Review
Jun 29, 2022 · We know they shouldn't go, but we have such fun in watching them mostly suffer before violently persevering, much like in The Retreat, that we ...
Whilst director Pat Mills (Guidance) and screenwriter Alyson Richards (The Sublet) don’t exactly travel anywhere entirely unexpected with The Retreat, the tenacity, gory mentality, and ultimate queer strength at its core allows this survivalist slasher film to earn more than enough points of recommendation for fans of the genre. The early minutes of the film...
5. The Retreat (2021) review - Bloody Flicks
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By Daniel King If you only see one Canadian lesbian slasher flick this year, make it this one! Although if it’s really the slasher element you’re after don’t, because this really isn’t a slasher in…
6. The Retreat (2022) – Bloody Interesting - Movie Meister Reviews
Mar 8, 2022 · The Retreat follows Val (Sarah Allen) and Renee (Tommie-Amber Pirie), a young couple who are going on a trip to help Val's friends prepare for their wedding.
The Retreat has a good idea… but iffy execution
7. The Retreat (2021) – Review | LGBT Survival Horror
May 17, 2021 · The Retreat is a survival horror movie with an LGBT twist in a surprising way. This one was so much better than I dared hope.
THE RETREAT is a survival horror movie with an LGBT twist in a surprising way. This one was so much better than I hoped. Full movie review >
8. The Retreat (2021) Movie Review: A Purely Functional Trip-from-Hell ...
May 23, 2021 · Once that terror does commence and Renee and Valerie end up fighting for their lives against the masked assailants who turn out to be murderous ...
A functional thrill ride that expands upon its simple premise by putting queer protagonists at the center.
9. [Movie Review] THE RETREAT - Nightmarish Conjurings
May 25, 2021 · Valerie (played by Sarah Allen) and Renee (played by Tommie-Amber Pirie), both in their early-to-mid-thirties, are at a crossroads in their ...
The film is definitely for slasher fans, but also THE RETREAT is for those of us who are sick and tired of the “bury your gays” trope.
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10. The Retreat Review: Gory Lesbian Slasher Tries to Subvert the Genre
May 19, 2021 · Soon, the women are at the mercy of a pack of creepy hunters who have their own plan for how to best serve the predominantly gay visitors who ...
Pat Mills' slim horror film follows a lesbian couple targeted by murderous jerks, but the real subversion goes beyond sexuality.
11. The Retreat // A Queer allegory - Horror Movie Blog
Jun 19, 2023 · The Retreat (2021) is an under-appreciated example of that. ... Instead of dying at the hands of homophobes, they are triumphant in the end.
Slashers aren’t always mindless fun featuring horrible characters, hot people, and outrageous kills. Of course those can be fun and there is nothing wrong with enjoying horror that doesn’t extend beyond the surface level.
12. 'The Retreat' on VOD Is a Horror Film Where the Lesbians Actually Live
May 21, 2021 · But she never does, and each time Valerie turns back to help her lover, your heart soars. By the time the end of the movie rolls around, the two ...
Just this once, the lesbians live!
13. The Retreat (2021) - Horror Guys
Jun 18, 2024 · A guy hits on Valerie while Renee is in the bathroom. They are also driving to the gay B&B, which they found on a website. They get a flat tire, ...
Directed by Pat Mills Written by Alyson Richards Stars Tommie-Amber Pirie, Sarah Allen, Rossif Sutherland, Aaron Ashmore Run Time: 1 Hour, 22 Minutes Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCohLXFqGck Spoiler-Free Judgment Zone The story is fairly basic, but it’s...
14. The Retreat (2021) | Rotten Tomatoes
"The Retreat" feels predictable and the gory final act does not save the movie from being an overall dull experience. Content collapsed. Rated 2/5 Stars ...
Renee and Valerie, a couple at a cross roads in their relationship, leave the city to spend the week at a remote cabin with friends. But when they arrive, their friends are nowhere to be found. As they stumble through their relationship woes, they discover they are being hunted by a group of militant extremists who are determined to exterminate them.
15. [Film Review] The Retreat (2021) Enacts Gruesome Queer Catharsis
Jun 21, 2021 · Once you see the gnarly mangled deer corpse, you can buckle up for the ride. The Retreat leans into this image more so than many other horror ...
Every time there’s a horror movie about city slickers who take an ill-fated trip to the countryside, there has to be fucked-up deer imagery. Review of queer thriller movie The Retreat 2021.
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16. Movie Review: Queer Survival Horror “THE RETREAT” Beats Bashers ...
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Pat Mills & Alyson M. Richards’ cabin-in-the-woods thriller may be written by and for queer-identifying genre lovers, but THE RETREAT’s brutality knows no bounds.
17. The Retreat (2021) | MovieFreak.com
May 21, 2021 · Even if it doesn't do anything unexpected, The Retreat is a well-made and amusing survivalist slasher film that gets the job done with suitably ...
Renee (Tommie-Amber Pirie) and Valerie (Sarah Allen) set out on a road trip to a secluded cabin in the woods for a shindig with a couple of friends about to tie the knot. The two have been dating for some time, and they’re at that point in their relationship where a permanent future together has become a prime topic of conversation. Renee has commitment anxiety. Valerie would like to put a ring on it.
18. The Retreat: Gory Revenge Horror Skirts Uncomfortably Close to Easy ...
May 21, 2021 · With The Retreat, the gauge leaps from one end of the scale and the other. There is much to like in the film, from moments of gripping suspense, ...
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19. The Retreat (2021) | Cinemorgue Wiki - Fandom
A lesbian couple with a rocky relationship goes to a pre-wedding retreat and ends up fighting for their lives when a group of militant serial killers tries to ...
The Retreat (2021) Director: Pat Mills A lesbian couple with a rocky relationship goes to a pre-wedding retreat and ends up fighting for their lives when a group of militant serial killers tries to murder them. Aaron Ashmore [James] Mark Caven [Passer-By] Munro Chambers [Scott] Chad Connell [Connor] Rossif Sutherland [Gavin] Celina Sinden [Layna]
20. The Retreat (2021) Movie Review from Eye for Film
May 18, 2021 · The tone is very different. There are a lot films out there about hunting humans, but as Mills has pointed out, relatively little has been done ...
Hot on the heels of Death Ranch, which features a group of racists who torture and kill strangers, comes this film from Pat Mills, which features a group of homophobes who torture and kill strangers. The tone is very different. There are a lot films out there about hunting humans, but as Mills has pointed out, relatively little has been done on this theme. This is in itself a reason to keep the story straightforward - many viewers will be new to the subject so there's less room to make use of established cinematic language. It also provides an opportunity to show straight viewers how it can feel to face persistent homophobia in more ordinary circumstances.
21. 'The Retreat' Review - Nerdly
Jan 11, 2021 · ... end. But after ... The Retreat is a well-made, surprisingly great slow burn horror movie and fans of Ari Aster will no doubt enjoy it.
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22. The Retreat is a fun, surprisingly brutal, lesbian slasher movie - 1428 Elm
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The Retreat movie is a fun, surprisingly brutal, slasher movie with a lesbian couple at the center. Read our full review of the film.
23. The Retreat (2020) - Monster Zone
Jun 15, 2021 · The Yinyang Master (2021) · The Storm Riders (1998) · Which of Legendary's MonsterVerse movies do you think is the best? The Yin-Yang Master ...
Do creatures lurk in the Adirondack mountains?! Beware the Wendigo! Gus (Grant Schumacher) goes on a hiking trip in the Adirondack mountains with Adam (Dylan Grunn), his more down to earth friend. …
24. Review: The Retreat (2020) - Voices From The Balcony
Oct 23, 2020 · And like with that film, the results here are anything but what I was expecting. Gus (Grant Schumacher, Monstrous) and Adam (Dylan Grunn ...
The third film I’ve reviewed from writer/director Bruce Wemple, The Retreat, is a film with Wendigos. But it isn't really a movie about them.
25. Review: THE RETREAT is a Bloody Fun Slasher, But Shows the Harm ...
May 21, 2021 · The Retreat seeks to reframe how lesbians are portrayed in the horror genre, and while it succeeds on that front, it inadvertently shows how the ...
“Culling the herd” is something I’ve heard many times, but never gave it much thought until having watched Pat Mills’ latest film, The Retreat. It is used as a reference to animals, but separating or killing “inferior” human beings to reduce their numbers or to rid a group of their “undesirable” traits has been happening […]
