Trash Fire

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Trash Fire

R,

2016,

1h 33m,

Comedy/

Horror

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Owen and Isabel's love story simmers with spiteful rage and unfortunately for everyone, Isabel is pregnant with Owen's child. To prove to her that he can become a stable father, Owen agrees to reconnect with his only living relatives at Isabel's request. The couple take a trip to visit his perversely devoted grandmother and his sister Pearl, who was severely burned in a fire, to finally bury the hatchet. But sometimes the ties that bind can cut off all circulation.

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Critics Consensus

Trash Fire has a confidently scabrous appeal, although its unsympathetic characters and nihilistic black comedy may leave a sour taste with some viewers.

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Glenn Kenny

New York Times

Nov 3, 2016

A failed American Guignol.

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Michael Rechtshaffen

Los Angeles Times

Nov 3, 2016

Another soggy batch of Southern Gothic horror-comedy from writer-director Richard Bates Jr. that spews out pitch black smoke with little combustible substance.

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Katie Rife

AV Club

Nov 3, 2016

B-

At least it's a good-looking orgy of adolescent nihilism, thanks to some clever stylistic touches from Bates and cinematographer Shane Daly. And if hating everyone is kind of your thing, you might get a kick out of it.

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Michelle Swope

HorrorNews.net

Nov 6, 2019

5/5

All of the performances in this film were strong, but those of Fionnula Flanagan and Angela Trimbur definitely stand out.

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

Oct 3, 2019

2/5

A film which doesn't exactly warrant puns on the putrid sort of smell its title evokes, but mistakes abject cynicism for black comedy.

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Stephen Saito

Moveable Fest

Mar 1, 2019

The filmmaker's confrontational style suggests that hell is other people and he's quite adept keeping the flames rising in that regard.

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Sep 12, 2018

If you love black comedy, twisted relationships and lesser-known movies I highly recommend this. Actors are excellent and believable. I'd have liked to have seen more from Pearl (Annalynne McCord) though. She's a tragic character reminiscent of Carrie White. Worth a view on Netflix.

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Abraham S

Sep 1, 2018

Count me in the group that didnt find this scary whatsoever. It has its dark comedic elements but they arent nearly enough to carry the film.

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George G

Nov 9, 2017

One half black comedy, one half depressing family oriented horror that spirals into a bleak climax

Finn R

Apr 20, 2017

WTF You'll hate every character in the film. And I mean HATE all of them. They each have little to nothing to like about them. They are all deplorable in one way or another. However, there's something about it, you'll want to continue watching to find out about. The movie runs around 1hr 30min. The opening act shouldn't have taken 30 min to get through(more like 15). And with those extra 15min, you couldv'e flushed out enough other aspects to the story, to have made it pretty great. It missed... very much so. However, it has a cult quality, that I have to say, I liked it.

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Theodore S

Mar 5, 2017

Unexpectedly messed up. Very enjoyable.

Han R

Feb 26, 2017

Started off great---then it tumbled. Unsatisfactory ending.

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Synopsis

Owen and Isabel's love story simmers with spiteful rage and unfortunately for everyone, Isabel is pregnant with Owen's child. To prove to her that he can become a stable father, Owen agrees to reconnect with his only living relatives at Isabel's request. The couple take a trip to visit his perversely devoted grandmother and his sister Pearl, who was severely burned in a fire, to finally bury the hatchet. But sometimes the ties that bind can cut off all circulation.

Director: Richard Bates Jr.
Producer: Lawrence Mattis, David Lawson Jr., Matt Smith
Screenwriter: Richard Bates Jr.
Distributor: Vertical Entertainment, Orion Releasing
Production Co: Circle of Confusion, Orion Pictures, Snowfort Pictures, Vertical Entertainment
Rating: R (Some Disturbing Behavior|Nudity|Language|Some Disturbing Violence|Strong Sexuality)
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 4, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 30, 2017
Runtime: 1h 33m

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