I’m obsessed with the fourth one, where Jason falls onto the machete and his face is sliding down it.” “They started toning them down after that, but ‘Part III’ and ‘The Final Chapter’ are so gory. “It was the peak of their effects,” he gushed. Immediately spotting a “Friday the 13th Part 2” poster, Danny named “Friday the 13th Part III” and subsequent “The Final Chapter” as his favorites in the franchise. The next day, their hyperactive energy levels still intact, the twins spoke with at The Brewed, a horror-themed coffee shop in Avondale, where they did their best to inspect every creepy collectible on display in The Brewed and adjacent Bric-a-Brac Records. “Talk to Me” premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, where it ignited a bidding war and was acquired by high-profile indie distributor A24 the filmmakers have already become a hot commodity in Hollywood and are in talks to next direct a “Street Fighter” adaptation.Īmid a whirlwind press tour, the Philippous appeared in person for a late-night July 13 screening and Q&A at Chicago’s historic Music Box Theatre. Having first made a name for themselves through the popular RackaRacka YouTube channel, uploading homemade slashers and chaotic comedy sketches (in one of their most maniacal and viral, Ronald McDonald goes on a blood-soaked rampage at a rival chicken shop), the Phillipous, 30, channeled their dynamic, do-it-yourself ethos and infectious energy into crafting an unusually confident horror feature debut. Made independently in the South Australian suburbs of Adelaide, where the twin brothers grew up, the story presents a fresh perspective on Down Under’s youth culture, even as its cautionary tale and hyper-energized filmmaking-which offers no shortage of tension and gore-has already resonated more widely. Working from this simple premise, first-time feature filmmakers Danny and Michael Philippou approach “Talk to Me” (out July 28) as a nerve-wracking thrill ride, sometimes funny and often startling in its high-speed collision between living and dead.
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