I work corporate, so I have been living and breathing video conferencing for the past 7 months. I’ll be honest, when I saw that Host takes place in COVID lockdown and is based off a painfully realistic Zoom call, I was dying to slam my laptop lid shut. Hosts will be out on Digital and Video On Demand on October 2, 2020.Six friends hire a medium to hold a seance via Zoom during lockdown, but they get far more than they bargained for as things quickly go wrong. We are definitely here for their next movie! Mostly, we land on 3½ due to some pacing issues along the way.īasically, we want to encourage every horror fan to check out this movie while also acknowledging that this filmmaker duo can do even better. We were very close to giving Hosts a 4 out of 5, and it could just as easily have gotten this rating. Hosts should please many fans of classic horror movies. Honestly, they are both very much worth watching. Two movies released soon after one another with similar titles is always a challenge. And yes, it is a horror movie yet again!įor the record, this movie has nothing to do with the Zoom-horror megahit Host on Shudder. Neal Ward (Jack in Hosts) will also be in the next movie.
Along with (of course) co-starring once again. They will continue their co-operation for their next movie Dirge where Nadia Lamin, who co-starred in this movie, will also co-write the script. This is the first feature film for Richard Oakes and the first directing credit overall for Adam Leader. It’s based on a story they both came up with and the screenplay was written by Adam Leader. Hosts was co-directed by Adam Leader and Richard Oakes. Especially Nadia Lamin is clearly perfect for horror movies – a classic final girl in many ways (no, that’s not a spoiler – just a description).
The two older siblings were played very believably (as any sibling will know) by Nadia Lamin and Lee Hunter ( Vikings). Preston.įinally, the youngest son was a strong performance by Buddy Skelton.
The mother is all heart and played as such by Jennifer K. The father is played by Frank Jakeman who looks and really sounds like the late Bob Hoskins ( Who Framed Roger Rabbit) which took me for a loop at first. The family hosting the dinner is also full of wonderful character portrayals by the actors. And also, as homicidal maniacs with absolutely no empathy. The husband, Jack, is portrayed by Neal Ward and the two really do work wonderfully as a loving couple. Lucy is portrayed brilliantly by Samantha Loxley who really gets a lot out of this character. When the woman, Lucy, starts whispering, I was both intrigued and terrified. I should mention that while everyone in this cast does an excellent job, the young couple really has some fun angles to work with and get the most out of it.
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