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Why is Antebellum So Hated? | Video Review

September 17, 2020 by EJ Moreno

Antebellum, 2020.

Written and Directed by Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz.
Starring Janelle Monáe, Robert Aramayo, Kiersey Clemons, Jack Huston, Gabourey Sidibe, Eric Lange, Marque Richardson, Lily Cowles, Grace Junot, T.C. Matherne, Tongayi Chirisa, Devyn A. Tyler, Choppy Guillotte, Betsy Borrego, and Jena Malone.

Antebellum is one of the most controversial horror films of the year. Join our critic EJ Moreno as he dives into not only the film itself but attempts to figure out where so many of the complaints stem from. While he doesn’t claim it to be the best horror entry of the year, find out why he thinks it works as a throwback to 70s exploitation films.

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Antebellum centres around the successful author Veronica Henley (Janelle Monáe), who finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality and must uncover the mind-bending mystery before it’s too late.

Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz direct the film. It features a cast that includes Marque Richardson II, Eric Lange, Jack Huston, Kiersey Clemons, Tongayi Chirisa, Gabourey Sidibe, Rob Aramayo, Lily Cowles, and Jena Malone.

 

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Flickering Myth TV, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Antebellum, Betsy Borrego, Choppy Guillotte, Christopher Renz, Devyn A. Tyler, Eric Lange, Gabourey Sidibe, Gerard Bush, Grace Junot, Jack Huston, Janelle Monáe, Jena Malone, Kiersey Clemons, lily cowles, Marque Richardson, Robert Aramayo, T.C. Matherne, Tongayi Chirisa

About EJ Moreno

EJ Moreno is a film and television critic and entertainment writer who joined the pop culture website Flickering Myth in 2018 and now serves as the executive producer of Flickering Myth TV, a YouTube channel with over 27,000 subscribers. With over a decade of experience, he is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic who is also part of the Critics Choice Association and GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics.

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