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LUCKY: Brea Grant Battles A Chauvanistic Death Loop In The Official Trailer

Natasha Kermani’s latest thriller, Lucky, had a rousing run amid the festivals and its prior appeal was enough to garner a home for platform distribution at AMC’s Shudder. You’re welcome to check out my review here from the film’s Nightstream premiere, while you’re also invited to watch the official trailer now out and just above ahead of its March 4 release. Life takes a sudden turn for May, a popular self-help book author, when she finds herself the target of a mysterious man with murderous intentions. Every night, without fail he comes after her, and every day the people around her barely seem to notice. With no one to turn to, May is pushed to her limits and must take matters into her own hands to survive and to regain control of her life. The sophomore feature from Iranian-American filmmaker Natasha Kermani (Imitation Girl), Lucky is written and starring Brea […]

Nightstream 2020 Review: Natasha Kermani’s Feminist Horror, LUCKY, Is A Non-Stop Fight From Within

Lee B. Golden III

One of a trio of horror selects acquired by Shudder back in August, Natasha Kermani’s new horror thriller, Lucky, is now set to grace virtual audiences for the first-ever Nightstream, and host to a peculiar story that puts a unique, fresh and mind-boggling spin on the home invasion genre. The film is especially an extra foot in the genre game this year for actress Brea Grant, who’s been making the festival rounds this year for her own directing debut, 12 Hour Shift. Starring from her own script under Kermani’s direction, you could probably bill Lucky as a The Twilight Zone meets Groundhog Day, as it immerses you into a world unlike what beleagured self-help author and business writer May (Grant) is used to. After coming home from her usual travails, May and husband Ted (Dhruv Uday Singh) find themselves intruded on by a masked man in black, and while it […]

LUCKY: Prosperity At A Price In The Official Trailer For Bari Kang’s Debut Crime Thriller

Lee B. Golden III

Actor and filmmaker Bari Kang is off to a swift start for his debut turn at the helm for New York City’s independent film scene. His new crime thriller, Lucky, has since scored a limited theatrical and iTunes release on June 16 and a trailer began circulating online late last month. Lucky is an undocumented immigrant hustling to get by in New York City and saving for a green card marriage. Mechanic by day and car thief by night, he is close to achieving his goal. When Lucky’s partner in petty crime disappears, he naively befriends a local drug dealer, pulling him deeper into the NYC underworld. He soon finds himself in over his head and forced to take extreme action to protect the ones he cares for. Winning Best Feature at Urbanworld last year certainly adds to the appeal a bit on top of early review buzz. Kang wrote […]