Antlers Review

Review of Antlers (2021) by screenqueeen: 👍 3.5/5

This was a pleasant surprise! This keeps everything within its small town focus in the face of something literally monstrous threatening strictly the territory it knows. It works well on the level it sets for itself, but even though it damns the very same privileged demographic as those who wrote and directed it (3 white guys), it still comes short as a story about Native legend punishing those further exploiting stolen land and the resources it provides. Graham Green's mere inclusion here feels obligatory and to see him basically translate recent events into danger for the white man is unfortunate.

While it still manages to trip over the same faults as many other properties that tackle this legend it has more than its fair share of barbarism, with a tint of King-like warped family dynamics.