Directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead gained universal approval with their 2012 debut, Resolution. Serena Whitney of Dread Central gave the picture a perfect score, dubbing it a “remarkable achievement” that “provides the breath of fresh air the genre sorely needs.” An intricately constructed examination of the way horror stories are told, the film is witty and amusing, if a bit amateurish.
Their follow up is even stronger. An affecting love story camouflaged as a down and dirty horror fantasy, Spring skillfully blends the emotional complexity of a Linklater flick with the messy grotesqueries of early Cronenberg.
Really good horror tends to hold a mirror up to society and reflect some ugly part of our existence; they lay bare our hidden fears and anxieties to frightening effect. Spring leans on gore and grue to examine the apprehension of its central characters.
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Celebrating Five Years of Spring
