A character-driven night terror, TEN MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT begins when veteran punk rock disc jockey Amy Marlowe (Williams) is bitten by a rabid bat on the eve of her final graveyard shift broadcast. When a raging storm traps Amy, her mysterious replacement (Nicole Kang, “Batwoman”), and the uneasy staff inside their small-town radio station, reality begins to fracture as they move further and further into the graveyard shift.The film draws inspiration from classic horror tales brought to life by Stephen King, “The Twilight Zone”, and other forgotten late night horror anthology programs. Also woven throughout the mayhem is a melancholic meditation on the perceived disposability of women over a certain age and a reflection on metaphysical mortality: the death of who we were and who we thought we’d be.
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This movie opens up with the plot already in motion, the two biggest events are already in progress so we’re jumping right in to what’s happening. The storm outside really isn’t referenced much, we don’t hear thunder, we don’t see lightning or pouring rain, but it is very dark outside. I think it would have helped the movie out a little bit more if the storm was seen out the windows a bit more, or if the wind and thunder crashed a bit.
The plot is simple in terms of typical vampire movies, person turns into vampire, vampire starts biting people. However… it’s the complex relationships of the people trapped in the radio station that gives this movie it’s interest. It’s not as simple as “just a bunch of coworkers”.
And then there’s the bit about two thirds in that turns everything upside down. Enjoyed that very much.
My Rating: ★★★
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