I wish it were possible to easily buy shares in a director's future films. If so, I'd buy shares in Jeremy Saulnier, director of Blue Ruin and Green Room. He's a superb visual story teller. There are long sequences in Blue Ruin with no dialogue, yet he keeps your attention. And he knows how to create suspense: his characters aren't immortal superheroes, but mortals who can be hurt or die. Gunshot wounds take a real toll. The villains aren't idiots. And no character is safe.
Blue Ruin was made for less than $500 K, and Green Room was made for $5 million, but they have the polish of much more expensive films. If you liked "No Country For Old Men" or "Eastern Promises" you'll probably like these films. Note that if you're squeamish about realistic violence, they're probably not the films for you.
Blue Ruin was made for less than $500 K, and Green Room was made for $5 million, but they have the polish of much more expensive films. If you liked "No Country For Old Men" or "Eastern Promises" you'll probably like these films. Note that if you're squeamish about realistic violence, they're probably not the films for you.