2017 · action · horror · sci-fi
The Bad Batch
Directed by Ana Lily Amirpour1h 59m2017
After being exiled to a fenced-off wasteland, Arlen is kidnapped by a group of cannibals and goes on a journey to reunite a missing girl with her father.
Our read: The Bad Batch (2017) reads as a heavy, measured, surreal action · horror · sci-fi entry — extreme in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, measured, extreme action / horror, surreal in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- heavy
- measured
- extreme
- surreal
- bleak
- cold
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“You want arthouse desert dystopia with cannibals, amputation, and Jason Momoa swagger.”
Skip it tonight — Skip if limb loss, cannibalism, or plotless vibes will wreck your night.
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