Starfish

Name: Starfish
Genre: Sci-Fi, Drama, Horror
Released: March 15, 2019
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 74
Cast: Andreas Wigand, Christina Masterson, Elias Brett, Eric Beecroft, Ginny Gardner

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Benuca Films | Release Date: March 15, 2019

Starring: Andreas Wigand, Christina Masterson, Elias Brett, Eric Beecroft, Ginny Gardner, Matthew Thomas Brown, Natalie Mitchell, Regina Saldivar, Shannon Hollander, Tanroh Ishida

Summary: When a mysterious Signal triggers an event that sparks the end of the world, Aubrey Parker is trapped in her dead best friend’s apartment, with a single cassette tape labelled This Mixtape Will Save The World. With reality fraying at the edges, Aubrey must unlock the secrets of the Signal. A secret that could end up saving the world... orWhen a mysterious Signal triggers an event that sparks the end of the world, Aubrey Parker is trapped in her dead best friend’s apartment, with a single cassette tape labelled This Mixtape Will Save The World. With reality fraying at the edges, Aubrey must unlock the secrets of the Signal. A secret that could end up saving the world... or condemning it.… Expand

Director: A.T. White

Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Drama, Horror

Runtime: 99 min

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Richard Whittaker

Apr 17, 2019

White brings an incredible freshness to the well-trodden postapocalyptic genre. Starfish flips from introspective drama to Lovecraftian creature feature to pastel-tinged animation without ever losing coherence. Read full review

Chuck Foster

Apr 23, 2019

Pain either destroys us or makes us stronger. The trick is knowing how to avoid the traps and use it for inspiration. While he could have stayed stuck in the black void of sorrow, White instead made something beautiful. Honestly, he could not have paid a better tribute to his friend. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Nick Allen

Mar 26, 2019

The work of a filmmaker I'm very excited to see and hear more from, “Starfish” is very much its own sci-fi mixtape—curated with hit and miss offerings, but with an undeniable and meaningful sincerity all the same. Read full review

Jason Bailey

Jun 20, 2019

If White’s wild formal experimentation and narrative cul-de-sacs result in a strange identity crisis for the film — a sense that he wasn’t entirely sure which movie he wanted to make — Gardner’s stellar work unifies it. Read full review

Noel Murray

May 30, 2019

It’s a little like a post-apocalyptic survivalist thriller, crossed with Lynn Ramsay’s impressionistic masterpiece “Morvern Callar,” crossed with a Radiohead video. Not all of those pieces fit together. But they combine into something strikingly original. Read full review

Josh Larsen

Mar 26, 2019

As Starfish becomes a more obvious personal metaphor involving betrayal and forgiveness, it also becomes a bit less interesting—even as it still marks White as an ambitious talent to watch. Read full review

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Buddyhiscock

Jul 11, 2019

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The_Doc

Oct 8, 2019

It's a very allegorical film about grief. The sci-fi elements take a back seat as Virginia Gardner does an incredible job at portraying her character's pain and regret in a very intimate fashion. The cinematography is beautiful, as is the score, which is deeply connected to the story. I'dIt's a very allegorical film about grief. The sci-fi elements take a back seat as Virginia Gardner does an incredible job at portraying her character's pain and regret in a very intimate fashion. The cinematography is beautiful, as is the score, which is deeply connected to the story. I'd recommend it to anyone that doesn't need a classic narrative to enjoy a film, and who's open to a very personal emotional experience that will stick with you for a while.… Expand

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rappM95

Jul 25, 2020

In the same vein as Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Definitely an art house experiment on how to portray sadness and grief. There are a lot of interpretations left to the viewer, and that’s what makes it a great Indie. Worth a view, just to see how weird it is.

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JLuis_001

Oct 31, 2020

Quasi experimental and pretty interesting, but too much all over the place to be considered something more special than it is.

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wealthychef

Feb 18, 2020

Nothing ever happens in the whole movie. I mean there are moments where something seems to be happening, but it's all so confusing and the worst part is the glacial pacing. Every scene is a self-indulgent depressing bore. Literally shows her taking a piss a couple times, for no reason INothing ever happens in the whole movie. I mean there are moments where something seems to be happening, but it's all so confusing and the worst part is the glacial pacing. Every scene is a self-indulgent depressing bore. Literally shows her taking a piss a couple times, for no reason I could tell, just to make you really feel like you're there, I guess. I stopped 60% of the way through, and seriously it was not worth watching it at all. It bored me so bad I don't care if I never find out what it was about.… Expand

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david_koontz

Sep 19, 2020

This movie has fantastic cinematography, great production design, costumes, and acting. Everything I'm looking for except a coherent plot. Sure there are hints of what the plot might be, but this is one of those "you decide wtf was going on" kind of films. The pacing is borderline catatonic,This movie has fantastic cinematography, great production design, costumes, and acting. Everything I'm looking for except a coherent plot. Sure there are hints of what the plot might be, but this is one of those "you decide wtf was going on" kind of films. The pacing is borderline catatonic, and I'm saying this as someone who generally really likes slow dramas. It's painfully obvious what this film is trying to be, it just fails spectacularly to get there. This wouldn't be so bad if the trailer wasn't so deceptive. Every cool moment in the trailer disappoints when you experience that scene in the film. I'm all for filmmakers making their avant garde dream film, just don't lie to me in order to get me to watch it.

TL;DR: If you want a post apocalyptic film that's character focused, slow paced, and looks beautiful try something like Aniara.… Expand

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mrwashu

Nov 24, 2019

At the beginning I got interested I have to admit... but I hated it to the limits when the mysterious man started to clarify situation by the radio, What a **** **** Blah.
They see a metaphore here? I see booring try to be ambiguous to hide that there's no sense in this film.

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