Tonight's episode is about The Droving (2020) - a story of loss, grief, trauma, revenge, and the role that one's belief has in how they cope with their suffering. Without giving too much away, this film is essentially a cult movie without the cult. The Droving has many of the tropes of a cult film (mysterious disappearance, traditional festival, folklore, discrepancy between the mundane aspects of daily life and the supernatural elements of belief), but focuses primarily on Martin (Daniel Oldroyd) and his emotional journey set forth by the beliefs of another. At only 80 minutes, this film quickly gets to the point - which helps to keep the focus on "what will happen next?" rather than lingering on the mystery of what happened in the past. The great performances of this small cast bring an intimacy to this film what will keep you engaged and give you a LOT to discuss by the end (at least, we certainly had plenty to discuss....)!!
Following the intro/announcements/etc., timestamps for each of the segments (we try to keep the content within the appropriate sections, but there is bound to be some overlap within the sections) are as follows:
Prior information and how it shaped our expectations - 0:11:17
What we thought of the film from a technical standpoint - 0:18:34
What we thought of the film from an emotional standpoint (major spoilers during this section) - 0:45:00
How rewatchable the film is - 1:22:52
Who we recommend the movie to - 1:27:10
Closing - 1:35:30
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music for Video Monsters by Evan Simmons
