Woodshock

Name: Woodshock
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: September 22, 2017
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 39
Cast: Damian Lund, Henry Pokorski, Jack Kilmer, Joe Cole, Joel McCoy

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A24 | Release Date: September 22, 2017 | R

Starring: Damian Lund, Henry Pokorski, Jack Kilmer, Joe Cole, Joel McCoy, Johan Philip Asbæk, Joseph Wray Barney, Kirsten Dunst, Lorelei Linklater, Michael Pavlicek, Steph DuVall, Susan Traylor

Summary: The exquisite feature film debut of visionary fashion designers Kate and Laura Mulleavey (Rodarte), Woodshock is a hypnotic exploration of isolation, paranoia, and grief that exists in a dream-world all its own. Kirsten Dunst stars as Theresa, a haunted young woman spiraling in the wake of profound loss, torn between her fractured emotionalThe exquisite feature film debut of visionary fashion designers Kate and Laura Mulleavey (Rodarte), Woodshock is a hypnotic exploration of isolation, paranoia, and grief that exists in a dream-world all its own. Kirsten Dunst stars as Theresa, a haunted young woman spiraling in the wake of profound loss, torn between her fractured emotional state and the reality-altering effects of a potent cannabinoid drug. Immersive, spellbinding, and sublime, Woodshock transcends genre to become a singularly thrilling cinematic experience that marks the arrival of the Mulleavy siblings as a major new voice in film. [A24]… Expand

Director: Kate Mulleavy and Laura Mulleavy

Genre(s): Drama, Thriller

Rating: R

Runtime: 100 min

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David Fear

Sep 28, 2017

Woodshock is both gorgeous and pretentious in equal measures, and it's hard to reconcile the fact that you don't get one without the other – or that, coming in the shadow of another free-form swing for the fences, any rush to ding the movie for being an exercise in style over substance isn't even slightly tinged by gender. Read full review

Alan Scherstuhl

Dec 18, 2017

Woodshock is a study of a mind’s stoned studying, of its slipping in and out of a haze, rather than one of a mind’s unraveling or snapping. It’s just as interesting as that sounds — you’ll either embrace it or find it agony. Read full review

Dave White

Sep 22, 2017

The Mulleavys have what it takes to continue in film if they decide to pursue this path, with a firm, confident hold on light, texture, color, mood, sound, and physical space. So if Woodshock is, ultimately, unsatisfying, it’s not because they haven’t put in the time to immerse you in their obsessions. Read full review

Marc Savlov

Sep 27, 2017

The first impression is definitely one of all style, and precious little substance. Read full review

Michael Phillips

Sep 28, 2017

Now and then the Mulleavys capture a moment or glimmer of true mystery; more often, and certainly in dramatic terms, Woodshock feels like a movie that never stops buffering. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Sep 20, 2017

Unlike their spring 2018 fashion collection, Kate and Laura Mulleavy’s first foray into moviemaking, “Woodshock,” is depressingly dull and terminally inarticulate. Read full review

Henry Stewart

Sep 20, 2017

It becomes the obnoxious equivalent of trying to have a serious conversation with people who are high out of their minds. Read full review

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JLuis_001

Nov 20, 2017

A feast of boredom and filmmaking poverty. A terrible narrative seasoned with performances as simple as what the story proposes. One of the most forgettable films of 2017 and perhaps one of the worst in Kirsten Dunst's career.

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The3AcademySins

Nov 6, 2019

I came across Woodshock by complete accident when I saw the trailer while waiting for the Blu-Ray of the Safdie Brothers' Good Time to start. I was completely taken in by the trailer. It looked haunting, and stunning, and eerily beautiful. When the trailer finished, I thought to myself:I came across Woodshock by complete accident when I saw the trailer while waiting for the Blu-Ray of the Safdie Brothers' Good Time to start. I was completely taken in by the trailer. It looked haunting, and stunning, and eerily beautiful. When the trailer finished, I thought to myself: "Wow! That movie looks amazing! An A24 flick too? How come I have never heard of it before?"

A quick Google search revealed that Woodshock is widely regarded as one of the worst films A24 has ever produced. I got my hands on a copy, and was determined to find out the truth. So, is Woodshock A24's biggest blunder?

It just might be.

Woodshock is pretentious garbage, and is the complete opposite of whatever the trailer was trying to evoke. The film is a very poor avant-garde movie, and it almost feels like it was made avant-garde after the fact, which is completely insulting. The "narrative" makes some bold claims about euthanasia, death, and suicide that it never ever delivers on. The story is just some weepy tumblr girl being justified as the victim after doing some really horrendous things. For the most part, Kirsten Dunst does what she can, and the very last shot of the film is visually impressive. Other than that, Woodshock is a mess.… Expand

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marymaebennett

Jan 4, 2018

Disclaimer: DNF @ 50 minute mark. Curiosity killed this cat! I think this has one of the coolest posters and trailers of any 2017 movie or maybe even any movie. I was really excited when this came out but I couldn't go opening week and the following week it was gone. The critics hated it, IDisclaimer: DNF @ 50 minute mark. Curiosity killed this cat! I think this has one of the coolest posters and trailers of any 2017 movie or maybe even any movie. I was really excited when this came out but I couldn't go opening week and the following week it was gone. The critics hated it, I would've still gone because I loved the trailer and poster, but I couldn't of. The one thing an Indie needs is happy critics. I realized, however, that it was free on amazon, so it seemed only fair I give it a watch. The critics I heard from all said it was trippy garbage and I was curious. But, it is NOT trippy garbage, it is legitimately nothing. There is no plot. There's not even hallucinations. It was made for tumblr. I swear that there were points where they paused just so someone could make it a gif set and they could get free advertising. Every single scene is like that. All these slow but aesthetic looking stills are paired with whispering dialogue. That's right, whispering. Everyone talks in lowered voices and barely says anything. I could not keep up with who was who because I was sooo bored and they weren't accenting and words, there were no words to hold onto. My mom came in while I was watching and genuinely asked if I was awake which perfectly describes my feelings towards this movie.… Expand

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YeetusMcGeetus

Nov 6, 2019

There is only one word that can describe Woodshock: Irredeemable. This movie is atrocious. What happened, A24?

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