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Blood Quantum

2019

Jeff Barnaby

Michael Greyeyes, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Forrest Goodluck, Kiowa Gordon ...

4.1

527

Horror The dead are coming back to life outside the isolated Mi'gMaq reserve of Red Crow, except for its Indigenous inhabitants who are strangely immune to the zombie plague.

	Author	Review
United States	Dennis Harvey Variety	"Strangely, this is one zombie movie that keeps you interested in things that are usually incidental — cultural differences, problematic relationships — yet falls down when it comes to the basic 'Boo!' factor."	NEU
United States	Joe Lipsett Bloody Disgusting	"A reasonably entertaining zombie film, but more importantly, as a vital socio-political critique of real historical events in Canada (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	David Ehrlich IndieWire	"[It] struggles to reconcile the shlockiness of its making with the sensitivity of its design. But when it works it works, and Barnaby punctuates the film with moments of grotesquely resonant power"	NEU
United States	Elisabeth Vincentelli The New York Times	"You think you’ve seen every way to dispatch a zombie, and then someone applies a chainsaw to a skull in a particularly satisfying manner."	POS
United States	Brian Tallerico rogerebert.com	"[It] feel distractedly unrefined, including poor performances and awkward dialogue. Despite its flaws, it’s a promising film with some great ideas (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU

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