Wake Up

‘Wake Up’ – ‘Turbo Kid’ Filmmakers Find Inventive Ways to Get Vicious in Mean Slasher [Interview]

Meagan Navarro Fantastic Fest 2023, Fantastic Fest 23, Interviews, RKSS, Wake Up

The filmmaking trio collectively known as RKSS (François Simard, Anouk Whissell, and Yoann-Karl Whissell) put their stamp on the slasher subgenre with the brutal Wake Up, which made its World Premiere last week at Fantastic Fest (our review) before heading to Sitges this week. Bloody Disgusting spoke with RKSS after the debut about their slasher with a severe mean streak. Wake […]

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‘Wake Up’ Fantastic Fest Review – Vicious Slasher Taps into Societal Rage

Meagan Navarro Fantastic Fest 2023, Fantastic Fest 23, Reviews, RKSS, Wake Up

The filmmaking trio collectively known as RKSS (François Simard, Anouk Whissell, and Yoann-Karl Whissell) tend to toggle between two distinct tones of horror: infectious, gory horror comedies and mean horror that packs a punch. With two features screening at Fantastic Fest, We Are Zombies showcased the directors’ playful side. At the opposite end of the spectrum lies Wake Up, RKSS’s delightfully mean-spirited […]

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‘Wake Up’ Clip – Preview New Horror Movie from ‘Turbo Kid’ and ‘Summer of 84’ Filmmakers

John Squires Fantastic Fest 23, Movies, Wake Up

French Canadian directing trio RKSS are back with Wake Up, which World Premiered at Fantastic Fest over the weekend. Deadline shares a first-look preview clip out of the fest. In Wake Up, which combines a strong timely message with a thrilling game of cat-and-mouse, a group of hot-headed Gen Z activists find themselves brutally hunted […]

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