New horror filmThe Endless(out April 6) is an extremely difficult movie to describe without spoiling.
You tell them its Chris Nolans new movie starring Tom Hardy, deadpans Benson, 34.
The movie isnt ultimately about cults in atraditionalsense, says Moorhead, 31.
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One of the things is Knowledge of genre.
Like, How tightly does it fit within a single genre?
And that has resulted, I truly believe, in a bunch of bad movies.
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What theyre suggesting is genre and quality have anything to do with one another.
I just think thats a bunch of crap.
Broadly, horror has been defined as slashers, which arent really even made that much anymore.
But thats just what horror is.
In some ways, itseasierto give direction to other performers, says Benson.
It was a practical reason, says Moorhead.
We had madeResolution, had some success, madeSpring, had a little more success.
It felt like all the doors were open, and we were just about to make something huge.
But then, when the opportunities would cross our desks, we realized these are just terrible movies.
Pretty much all of them that ever crossed our desk, if they came out, they are bad.
And we thought, Well,wewouldnt have done any better.
We realized that, by waiting for these larger things, we werent making movies.
Wedesignedthe movie so we could do it.
We never even got to see Ridley Scott it wasnt like thatat all, says Moorhead.
Resolutionwas written for the $20,000 in my bank account, says Benson.
We just went and made it.
Aaron really inspired me to not go to medical school, says Benson.
Luckily, the worlds short one doctor now, thanks to Aaron.
And we got one more independent filmmaker, laughs Moorhead.
So, thank god, says Benson.
L.A. needed another indie filmmaker!
WithSpring, wedidpitch it, says Benson.
No one ever said yes.
We jest, of course…
The story of our lives, is, Guys, I loved your last movie, whatcha got?'
The Endlesswas written for the money in our checking accounts, says Benson.
And the former reveals that he leaned particularly hard on his professional partner during the production ofThe Endless.
We really support each other quite a bit, he says.
In fact, the movie currently hasa 100 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoesbased on 23 reviews.
Now hedidsaySorcereris more tense, of course.
ButSorcereris one of the most tense movies Ive ever seen in my life.
But I mostly just say, As long as you feel emotions.
You knowFunny Gamesis not anentertainingmovie, but its anexcellentmovie.
Watch the films trailer above.
