SHAMAN MOVIE REVIEW
There is missionary work all over the world, bringing the word of God to all sorts of places, even places you would not expect like a remote Ecuadorian volcano! Director Antonio Negret and writer Daniel Negret present another horror summer film feature in limited release, Shaman. Candice (Sara Canning) is all about those conversions and praising the Lord and his good works to all the indigenous people of this lost corner of the Ecuadorian world. The natives taken in by the faith are grateful for her beacon of light and joy. Candice’s personal source of happiness is her son Eliot (Jett Klyne) who’s about to be confirmed. Unfortunately, Eliot meets an unfortunate mishap after venturing into a cave the native children had warned him about. One pure hearted soul for Christ enters, and an ancient evil of darkness comes out. Father Meyer (Alejandro Fajardo) does all he can for Eliot but perhaps true salvation lies in the wisdom of the local Shaman (Humberto Morales). Candice must set aside pride in order to reach out to a practice and belief unlike her own to save her child from mysterious forces. Bradly, Kate, and Jordan hold communion and testify of their own faiths in higher powers, and discuss that cinematic dragon all demon possessed storytelling has been chasing since The Exorcist.
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DIRECTED BY: Antonio Negret
STARRING: Sara Canning, Daniel Gillies, Jett Klyne, Alejandro Fajardo, Humberto Morales, Mercy Lema, Segundo Fuérez, Matilde Lagos, Dylan Tacuri, Kuri Fuerez, Chiri Lema, Rosita Bonilla
YOUR REVIEWERS
Bradly Martin (Screener Squad, Eye on the Prize, Breakfast Pub)
Bradly Martin was born in the united states and grew up on a healthy diet of sports, films, and books. A rather shy lad who kept to himself, Bradly soon discovered the best way to know a person was to know what people liked. Throughout the years Bradly became a fan of many things and a fanatic of none. From Doctor Dre, to Doctor Strange and the who’s who of Whos. From Playstation to the Dreamcast and Marvel to DC. From LeBron James to James Bond and Lord of the Rings to Lord Palmerston (or Pitt the Elder if you agree with Wade Boggs) and is a huge fan of dad jokes and randomly obscure Simpsons references. Armed with a vast knowledge of comics, films, and pop culture. Bradly traveled the world making friends and sharing takes. As a young man Bradly married the love of his life young and grew older every year with each new child brought into the brood. If trends continue, Scientists predict that .2% of Canada (where Bradly and family reside) will be populated by Bradly’s children by the year 2029. You can hear him leading and listening to his favorite critics on the Screener Squad and Eye on the prize and maybe even provide some comments of his own.
Kate Chambers (Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad)
Kate is a certified horror fiend and Horse Girl™. Her name isn’t short for anything. A native Austinite, she graduated with a BFA in Film Production from the University of Colorado Boulder then returned to the Lone Star State to make her home amid the cinephiles of the Alamo Drafthouse and the Austin Film Society. In her spare time, you can find her either down at the barn with her noble steed Jazz, watching as many movies as possible (often at work), cuddling with her pair of black cats and writing horror scripts, or nursing a beer in any available body of water… or doing Duolingo, where she’s currently on a 1000+ day streak.
Jordan Cobb (Screener Squad)
Born with a comic book in one hand, a camera in the other, and in front of the television as WrestleMania played out, Jordan Worth Cobb was thus birthed into this crazy world. A Digital Filmmaking major from the University of Central Arkansas,
