BLACK CRAB MOVIE REVIEW

While Ukraine is being ravaged by the hubris of a madman looking to reignite the Cold War or worse, it’s probably not surprising that Netflix kinda swept their new Swedish-import mid-apocalyptic war film under the rug, releasing it without any fanfare. This grim and chilly military thriller is set in an icy North-Eastern Europe in the midst of a brutal Civil War. no plague. no aliens. No robot uprising. Nope, just a conventional war, the very thing no one is asking for right now in their content. In this setting, six soldiers are sent on a covert mission on ice skates to transport a mysterious package across a frozen archipelago without knowing what dangers lie ahead or who – if anyone – they can trust. The title Black Crab refers to the name of a team recruited for this potentially war-ending suicide mission. This film stars the original girl with the dragon tattoo, Noomi Rapace, as Caroline Edh, a soldier who agrees to this mission in order to be reunited with her daughter. Tessa, Rae, Jordan, and T.C. discuss the merits of this movie and ultimately decide as a group whether or not their reception of it is a cold one or not.

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DIRECTED BY: Adam Berg

STARRING: Noomi Rapace, Aliette Opheim, Dar Salim, Jakob Oftebro, Ardalan Esmaili, David Dencik, Martin Hendrikse, Erik Enge, Cecilia Säverman, Ahmed Shawky Shaheen, Ilir Latifi, Mikail Akalin

 

YOUR REVIEWERS

T.C. De Witt (Screener Squad)

T.C. De Witt is a multi-awarded writer/director originally from Wisconsin and now based in Los Angeles. His life has been devoted to the arts since he was a child. He’s been a stage performer, playwright, stand-up comic, film and television actor, radio DJ, podcaster published author, recorded musician, and comic writer/illustrator. He is now a professional screenwriter and has been thriving for the past decade, regularly offering his talents to production studios in LA, Chicago, Milwaukee, and internationally in Sydney and Poland. He’s provided content for Amazon Prime, Netflix, and several YouTube partners. His films have screened internationally, and his stageplays have been performed across the country. In the last ten years, he has directed 57 films, 23 episodes of his series The One Minute Rewatch, 300+ episodes of podcasts, and his multi-award-winning short film Screen: Righter screened at the Festival de Cannes in 2016. He has released two feature films, The Princess Knight and A Christmas Sunset. He thrives on collaboration and the thrill of sharing stories in all forms.

 

 

Tessa Morrison (Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad, Unstabletop Gamers)

Well-rounded nerd and artist, Tessa Morrison grew up in the misty mountains of West Virginia and was constantly ridiculed for being a “weirdo.” Then moved to Austin in 2009 where people said the same thing, but in an endearing tone. Tessa works an office day job, creates puppets and fiber art, cosplays, models for gaming and animation studios, and volunteers for various organizations. One of which is the Other Worlds Film Festival, Austin’s first SciFi film fest, working in the capacity of Outreach Director and programmer. Another is local DIY-comedy-wrestling league, Party World Rasslin’, where Tessa scrambles around stage-handing and doing art department nonsense. Wrote and contributed to website and magazine Strange Kids Club for five years reviewing films, video games, and Halloween candy. Co-hosted a Public Access show called Ladies of Fandom. Previously guested on podcasts Blood Over Texas, Threequel Club, Trash in the Can, Retro Movie Roundtable, and Nerds with Mics.

 

 

Lyrae Anderson (Screener Squad)

You can call me Rae. You can also call me a film lover. I’ll watch it all — small screen; big screen,