All the latest gaming news, game reviews and trailers. Carter and Erlingur share a whole bunch of specifics on the changes made to the screenplay, what it took to complete some of the more violent set pieces, and loads more. As for the beard, an essential and quite often stereotypical part of a queer persons life, I liked them. So let’s take a closer (spoiler free) look at “Midnight Kiss”! Comment. }); A group of longtime gay best friends indulge in their New Year tradition of getting together and partying hard as they welcome in new hopes and dreams for yet another 365 days. Hulu's anthology horror 'Into the Dark' rose to immediate fame with its holiday-focused horror and satirical spins with each episode, but the latest one - 'Midnight Kiss,' strikes a balance on so many other aspects. So, give me the sexy bed scenes, smooches on the dance floor, and intimate moments between queer couples that are engaged. Hulu's anthology horror 'Into the Dark' rose to immediate fame with its holiday-focused horror and satirical spins with each episode, but the latest one - 'Midnight Kiss,' strikes a balance on so many other aspects. This article contains spoilers for 'Midnight Kiss'. And yes, I understand that actors are acting when they pick a role. But then again, there's a certain kind of comfort in marketing yourself while being separated by a screen instead of heading in organically and 'Midnight's Kiss' gets it. The loss of Trezzure is tragic and speaks to how there’s still poison in the world, but Valentine’s evolution is at least positive. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. Onto the villain. Daniel knows that "Psycho II" is better than the original, that the finale of "How I Met Your Mother" doesn’t deserve the hate that it receives, and that Garth Ennis’ run of "Animal Man" may be the best superhero story of all time. }); eventAction: 'click_image_ads' ‘Supernatural’ 15×16 Review: “Drag Me Away (From You)”, ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ 3×02 Review: “Far From Home”, Fangirlish Countdown To Christmas: ‘It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas’, Marvel on Disney+ News Round-Up: ‘TFATWS’ Casting and ‘WandaVision’ Funko Pops. Both Valentine and Trezzure’s struggles tell a touching story about female empowerment and how women can help each other out to recognize and escape from toxic patterns and the poor decisions in their lives. But they don’t have to be when it comes to slasher films. eventAction: 'load' }. Next: Into The Dark: Pilgrim’s Ending Explained. When not being over the top gory with slashing necks in bathrooms or the extremely impossible aspect of the masked murderer using a velociraptor claw to take out his victims, apple rave parties take the center stage as the representative for all things flashy and fun that the group uninhibitedly engages in. Apparently, Hulu has given the production a higher budget, and Blumhouse appears to be encouraging some interesting storytelling. document.querySelector("#google_image_div").addEventListener('click',function(){ All in all, Into the Dark’s Midnight Kiss was fun, hot, edge of your seat entertainment that made you like the characters and invest in their survival. Into the Dark: Midnight Kiss Brian Tallerico December 27, 2019. } And it’s all made better by making sure that safe sex is practiced across the board. After everything that Valentine has done for Trezzure, Trezzure still refuses to give her back her identity and if anything attempts to seize it more than ever before. People like me are always the plucky sidekick or friend who dies while the main hetero couple makes it to the end of the film, thwarting the danger that killed all their queer friends. Hulu’s Into the Dark series sinks its teeth into a different holiday for each of its monthly installments and the show’s second season is turning out to be even more satisfying than the first. Royal attempts to create one unforgettable evening as he locks the three of them into a club on Valentine’s Day with the hopes of expanding on this twisted trio in new ways. While this New Year slasher does a lot for representation in the genre, ultimately it falls short in the horror department. hitType: 'event', ga('create', 'UA-67136960-15', 'auto', 'ads'); They were their own person with problems that weighed them down that were acknowledged. What comes out as the end product is a commentary on all things toxic about hook up culture and the unnecessary peer pressure to dive headfirst into the new year with that infamous titular midnight kiss - something that not always ends well. window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('impressionViewable', function(event) { ga('ads.send', { During this Valentine tries to open Trezzure’s eyes to how manipulative Royal is and break her free from the same cycle that trapped her for so long. }); Summary: A group of longtime gay best friends and their resident fruit fly head to a beautiful desert home to celebrate New Year's Eve. Learn how your comment data is processed. Welcome to the spoiler half of Haleigh and Perri’s conversation with Midnight Kiss director Carter Smith and writer Erlingur Thoroddsen! What it also gets is the often deemed sweet but actually pretty nerve-racking task of finding someone to kiss as the ball drops which can sometimes makes one act crazy out of desperation. Tweet. The go-to source for comic book and superhero movie fans. Into The Dark's Thanksgiving feature, Pilgrim, explored the darker side of the holiday traditions when method actors turn deadly. eventAction: 'click_adunit' document.querySelector("#ads").addEventListener('click',function(){ We are one of the world’s fastest growing },false) Valentine finds her independence by the conclusion of this Into the Dark installment, but her road ahead as a performer may not be easy. },false) What looks like it's about to be a massive sausage fest amidst neon lights and reckless abandon gets extremely twisted when elements of a typical slasher horror are sprinkled into the narrative. His obsession with finding love or caving into lust - whatever it is he is looking for on dating and hook up apps is a little unsettling. Viola's Disease In Haunting Of Bly Manor Explained, How Hulu's Monsterland Series Compares To Nathan Ballingrud's Short Stories, Everything We Know So Far About Smiley Face Killers, John Boyega Says Co-Stars Fully Support His Star Wars Criticism. Straight couples get sexy moments before, during, or after being killed by the villain of the horror movie of the week. Unfortunately, it’s during this moment of freedom that this hopeful ending of empowerment fizzles out. They have actual connections between two or more people who understand what they want and what they are giving. }); But even as we meander through the strained relationships within a group of gay best friends and their token straight wingwoman, the New Year-themed episode offers a much-needed discourse on the evolution of toxic bonds from the past that we cling on to because nostalgia is a pain in the ass, without getting too preachy. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), }); They were pretty straight forward and nothing groundbreaking. We have Augustus Prew as the point of view anchor in the form of the artistic Cameron who is tired of his controlling yet detached ex Joel (Scott Evans), but at the same time, can't really shirk the countless possibilities of what-ifs that would have panned out had he not dumped Joel years ago. window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotRenderEnded', function(event) { eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), However, what follows is much more than what any of them could have anticipated. I really should’ve gone the Dwight Schrute method and not suspected the most likely choice or the least likely choice. }); window.googletag.cmd.push(function() { The Witching Hour — Into the Dark Spoilers with the Midnight Kiss Filmmakers. The juicy surprises in this fit its New Year's theme like a bespoke leather glove tailor-made for its masked assailant and for the queer audience it so affectionately makes feel seen with its engaging representation. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), media-tech companies with hubs around the world. While the very essence of the film is to capture the not so easygoing layers of the LGBTQ+ community, the tension, and mutual distrust is cocooned in a layer of extravagance and in general disregard for boundaries - this makes the twist in the tale slightly predictable but doesn't allow one to totally guess just how it's going to play out in favor of our leads. And so is Into the Night’s Midnight Kiss. WARNING! With a year of stories already under its belt, many of the approaches that Into the Dark applies to these holidays the second time around are even more unexpected and challenging than what transpired in season one. } In a typical slasher plot fit for those creepily cozy drive-by date nights, the group of five head to a Palm Springs mansion where surprise surprise - a masked killer has hunted them down and starts taking them out one by one. Warning! This is the queer slasher of my dreams. Not only does it center on queer characters, it’s acted by queer people. Trezzure finally sees Royal at his worst and she gets to be the one that ends him by brutally bludgeoning him with a mic stand. My Valentine’s writer/director, Maggie Levin, is the latest to get this treatment. reporters on a platform technologically tailored to meet the needs of the modern reader. MEAWW brings you the best content from its global team of 'Into the Dark: Midnight Kiss' premieres on Friday, December 27, only on Hulu. gads_event = event; hitType: 'event', My Valentine, Hulu’s latest entry in its Into the Dark horror anthology series tackles the many emotions associated with Valentine’s Day, but its claustrophobic story culminates in a real whopper of an ending.

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