A walk in the woods tends to spell trouble for horror movie characters, and Loop Track is no exception to this unspoken genre rule. However, despite its overused setup, Tom Sainsbury‘s directorial debut — a long feature seven years in the making — manages to feel fresh. Its innovation doesn’t so much lie in the story but rather the smart execution. Sainsbury takes an admirably deliberate approach to a conventional idea, all the while delivering a rewarding conclusion that will validate many folks’ fear of nature.
From start to finish, Loop Track is a tale fraught with anxiety and paranoia. Sainsbury plays his movie’s own main character, Ian, and his insight into this nervous fellow makes for a convincing performance. Viewers don’t have to wait long before Ian’s creeping terror begins; upon his first step into the forest, it’s clear something isn’t right here. The...
From start to finish, Loop Track is a tale fraught with anxiety and paranoia. Sainsbury plays his movie’s own main character, Ian, and his insight into this nervous fellow makes for a convincing performance. Viewers don’t have to wait long before Ian’s creeping terror begins; upon his first step into the forest, it’s clear something isn’t right here. The...
- 12/4/2023
- by Paul Lê
- bloody-disgusting.com
Now available on digital platforms and VOD from Dark Sky Films, we have an exclusive look at Thomas Sainsbury's Loop Track just for Daily Dead readers:
"Ian, a man on the verge of a nervous breakdown, disappears from the world and takes a hike in the New Zealand wilderness. His efforts to avoid other hikers are futile and he is drawn into their worlds, but he can never shake the feeling that they are being stalked by someone, or something, sinister. As Ian’s paranoia grows, the other hikers become wary of him. He’s cagey about his past, he never sleeps, and his anxiety leads him to make concerning claims. Far from society, Ian starts to question his own sanity before plunging into a bloody battle for survival."
Directed & Written by: Thomas Sainsbury Produced by: Gabriel Lunte, Jonathan Potton, Milon Tesiram Country of Origin: New Zealand Language: English...
"Ian, a man on the verge of a nervous breakdown, disappears from the world and takes a hike in the New Zealand wilderness. His efforts to avoid other hikers are futile and he is drawn into their worlds, but he can never shake the feeling that they are being stalked by someone, or something, sinister. As Ian’s paranoia grows, the other hikers become wary of him. He’s cagey about his past, he never sleeps, and his anxiety leads him to make concerning claims. Far from society, Ian starts to question his own sanity before plunging into a bloody battle for survival."
Directed & Written by: Thomas Sainsbury Produced by: Gabriel Lunte, Jonathan Potton, Milon Tesiram Country of Origin: New Zealand Language: English...
- 12/1/2023
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
"There's something in the trees..." Dark Sky Films has revealed an official trailer for an indie thriller from New Zealand titled Loop Track, arriving in the US this December to watch on VOD. This first premiered at the 2023 New Zealand Film Festival earlier in the year, and it also screened at the Screamfest Horror Film Festival. A four-day journey turns into a fight for survival – this is a psychological thriller about Ian, who wants to get as far away from humanity as possible, into the New Zealand bush. Some other individuals get attached to him. And he has the feeling that they are being followed. Is that real though? Far from society, Ian starts to question his sanity before plunging into a bloody battle for his own survival. Writer / director Thomas Sainsbury also stars as Ian, with a small cast including Hayden J. Weal, Tawanda Manyimo, Kate Simmonds, and Noa Campbell.
- 11/10/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
When it comes to horror, there’s always something dangerous lurking in the woods. A brand new trailer for New Zealand psychological thriller Loop Track teases that the threat could be an anxious man on the verge of a breakdown, or something far more monstrous.
Dark Sky Films will release Loop Track on VOD and Digital on December 1.
In Loop Track: “Ian, a man on the verge of a nervous breakdown, disappears from the world and takes a hike in the New Zealand wilderness. His efforts to avoid other hikers are futile and he is drawn into their worlds, but he can never shake the feeling that they are being stalked by someone, or something, sinister. As Ian’s paranoia grows, the other hikers become wary of him. He’s cagey about his past, he never sleeps, and his anxiety leads him to make concerning claims. Far from society,...
Dark Sky Films will release Loop Track on VOD and Digital on December 1.
In Loop Track: “Ian, a man on the verge of a nervous breakdown, disappears from the world and takes a hike in the New Zealand wilderness. His efforts to avoid other hikers are futile and he is drawn into their worlds, but he can never shake the feeling that they are being stalked by someone, or something, sinister. As Ian’s paranoia grows, the other hikers become wary of him. He’s cagey about his past, he never sleeps, and his anxiety leads him to make concerning claims. Far from society,...
- 11/8/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Stars: Thomas Sainsbury, Hayden J. Weal, Jess Sayer, Jennifer Ward-Leland, Tomai Ihaia | Written by Thomas Sainsbury | Directed by Hayden J. Weal
Imagine if Michael J. Fox’s character in The Frighteners could only see ghost and ghouls if he took hard drugs… and was an idiot. That’s Dead in a nutshell!
Marbles, a hapless stoner, can see dead people, thanks to a homemade drug. Officer Tagg, a recently deceased wannabe super-cop is on the trail of a serial killer. So when Marbles’ mum plans to sell the family farm, and the only way of buying it is taking the money offered by Tagg in exchange for his help, Marbles accepts. Will the unlikely duo of directionless medium and ghost cop get over their prejudices and navigate their way through ghouls, perverts, a mysterious hooded figure, and an unexpected shot at love.
As I’ve said in many a previous review,...
Imagine if Michael J. Fox’s character in The Frighteners could only see ghost and ghouls if he took hard drugs… and was an idiot. That’s Dead in a nutshell!
Marbles, a hapless stoner, can see dead people, thanks to a homemade drug. Officer Tagg, a recently deceased wannabe super-cop is on the trail of a serial killer. So when Marbles’ mum plans to sell the family farm, and the only way of buying it is taking the money offered by Tagg in exchange for his help, Marbles accepts. Will the unlikely duo of directionless medium and ghost cop get over their prejudices and navigate their way through ghouls, perverts, a mysterious hooded figure, and an unexpected shot at love.
As I’ve said in many a previous review,...
- 10/23/2020
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Out on VOD today is Dead, a new horror comedy where a deceased cop returns from the dead to help hunt down a serial killer, and we've been provided with an exclusive clip just for Daily Dead readers!
"Marbles, a hapless stoner, can see ghosts. Tagg, a recently dead wannabe super-cop, needs to find a serial killer. Can a critical ghost cop and a directionless stoner get over their prejudices and work together to save lives… and deaths?"
Directed by Hayden J. Weal, Dead stars Thomas Sainsbury, Hayden J. Weal, Tomairangi I'haia, Jennifer Ward-Lealand, Michael Hurst and Cameron Rhodes. To learn more visit: https://deadthemovie.com/
In Virtual Cinemas on 9/25 and on VOD 10/6
The post Watch an Exclusive Clip from Dead appeared first on Daily Dead.
"Marbles, a hapless stoner, can see ghosts. Tagg, a recently dead wannabe super-cop, needs to find a serial killer. Can a critical ghost cop and a directionless stoner get over their prejudices and work together to save lives… and deaths?"
Directed by Hayden J. Weal, Dead stars Thomas Sainsbury, Hayden J. Weal, Tomairangi I'haia, Jennifer Ward-Lealand, Michael Hurst and Cameron Rhodes. To learn more visit: https://deadthemovie.com/
In Virtual Cinemas on 9/25 and on VOD 10/6
The post Watch an Exclusive Clip from Dead appeared first on Daily Dead.
- 10/6/2020
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Genre festival to open with ‘Train To Busan Presents: Peninsula’.
South Korean zombie thriller Train To Busan Presents: Peninsula will open UK genre festival FrightFest on October 22 ahead of its UK release by Studiocanal on November 6.
The festival will host 34 features in central London from October 22-25 and has secured seven world premieres and two European premieres.
It will close with the world premiere of US horror Held, directed by Chris Lofing and Travis Cluff, the filmmaking duo behind The Gallows franchise.
Further world premieres include Will Jewell’s Concrete Plans; Leroy Kincaide’s The Last Rite; and Dune Drifter from Marc Price,...
South Korean zombie thriller Train To Busan Presents: Peninsula will open UK genre festival FrightFest on October 22 ahead of its UK release by Studiocanal on November 6.
The festival will host 34 features in central London from October 22-25 and has secured seven world premieres and two European premieres.
It will close with the world premiere of US horror Held, directed by Chris Lofing and Travis Cluff, the filmmaking duo behind The Gallows franchise.
Further world premieres include Will Jewell’s Concrete Plans; Leroy Kincaide’s The Last Rite; and Dune Drifter from Marc Price,...
- 9/17/2020
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
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