By Jenn Arias
Staff writer
Movie theater ticket prices have been on a steady incline for decades. While it’s nice to grab a beer and some buttery popcorn and sit in a reclining armchair in front of the big screen, the cost is hardly ideal for college students. HBO Max’s special streaming premier of Searchlight Pictures’ Antlers brings the theater to your very own television screen—for a fraction of the price.
Antlers, which hit the big screen in late October 2021, stars Jeremy T. Thomas as Lucas Weaver, a young boy living in a small town in Oregon. Sensing trouble at home, his teacher Julia (played by Keri Russell) takes a special interest in his care and resolves to find out what exactly is going on in his home and to discover how he gets his cuts and bruises.
However, not all is as it seems. The local Native Americans understand but are unwilling to get involved since Lucas harbors an ancient curse in his attic that must never be released, at all costs. Enlisting the help of her sheriff brother, Paul (Jesse Plemons), Julia is determined to help save this child who has nowhere else to turn—but into the arms of the darkness he knows.
Blending legendary folktale into real life terrors, Antlers will have you on the edge of your couch. Directed by Scott Cooper and produced by Guillermo del Toro, del Toro’s incredible gore and practical effects will glue your eyes to the screen. A must-see film for any lover of suspense, it’ll keep you guessing as to who the real evil is and what we are willing to sacrifice to get rid of it.
