Movie Cosmos - The Sacrament

Description:

Two journalists set out to document their friend's journey to reunite with his estranged sister. They track her to an undisclosed location where they are welcomed into the remote world of "Eden Parish," a self-sustained rural utopia composed of nearly two hundred members and overseen by a mysterious leader known only as "Father." It quickly becomes evident to the newcomers that this paradise may not be as it seems. Eden Parish harbors a twisted secret. What started as just another documentary shoot soon becomes a fight for survival.

Top Cast >

Joe Swanberg

As Jake

AJ Bowen

As Sam Turner

Kentucker Audley

As Patrick Carter

Gene Jones

As Father

Amy Seimetz

As Caroline

Kate Forbes

As Mindy

Conphidance

As Guide #1

Derek Roberts

As Guide #2

Shirley Jones Byrd

As Lorraine Davis

Reginald Lashaun Clay

As Robert EVANS

Dale Neal

As Andre EVANS

Kate Lyn Sheil

As Sarah White

Donna Biscoe

As Wendy JOHNSON

Tovin A. Pristell

As Guard

Christian Ojore Mayfield

As Pilot

Shawn Parsons

As Carpenter

Talia Dobbins

As Savannah

Madison Absher

As Allison

Dallas Johnson

As Sam's Wife

Kris Rey

As Mother of Gene

Nick Damici

As Loyalist

Helen Rogers

As Loyalist

Top Crew >

Ti West

Director, Writer, Editor, Executive Producer

Tyler Bates

Original Music Composer

Sarah E. Johnson

Executive Producer

Peter Phok

Producer

Stuart Ford

Executive Producer

Hoyt David Morgan

Executive Producer

Matthew Sefick

Casting

Molly Conners

Producer

Christopher Woodrow

Producer

Eric Newman

Executive Producer

Jade Healy

Production Design

Brian Spears

Makeup Effects

Jacob Jaffke

Producer, Post Production Supervisor

Maria Cestone

Executive Producer

Eli Roth

Producer, Presenter

Eric Robbins

Director of Photography

Matt Klammer

Camera Operator

Jeremy A. Gibbs

Construction Foreman

Cal Johnson

Stunt Coordinator

Adam Willis

Set Decoration

Scott Copeland

Greensman

Ellis Redd

Art Department Coordinator

Ivy Ermert

Makeup Department Head

Mark Burette Austin

Propmaker

Lillian Heyward

Scenic Artist

Graham Reznick

Sound Designer

Frank J. Hart

Construction Coordinator

Joe Golz

Propmaker

Tom Efinger

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Dana Simmons

Boom Operator

Megan Cash

Set Costumer

Terry Collis

Transportation Coordinator

Wendy Moynihan

Costume Design

Zorinah Juan-Lieber

Script Supervisor

Paul E. Short

Stunts

Jessica Harbeck

Stunt Double

Tiffony Simpson

Hair Department Head

Kim C. Simms

Still Photographer

Sarah Becton

Key Costumer

Tim Linden

Property Master

Joseph Harold Page

Gaffer

Wesley Garrison

Lighting Technician

Anne Lee

Ager/Dyer

Sarah Lawless Emmett

Key Makeup Artist

Renee Derossett

Animal Wrangler

Zach Dunlap

Best Boy Electrician

Scott Friedland

Key Grip

Neal Jonas

Title Designer

Reviews:

tmdb47633491 (5/10)

Generous 3.0 here. I really like Ti West. House of the Devil was awesome, and Innkeepers is one of my favorite horror movies from the past few years. Knowing about the Jonestown massacre makes this one extra-creepy, and the short running time works in its favor. Gene Jones slays. Too many missteps though. The Vice angle is the only excuse I can think of for using music (they score/soundtrack their docu-shorts, I'm pretty sure) and it makes the found-footage thing way too plastic. Maybe it's just me but I can't stand pretty much any kind of "Be careful out there boys: you wouldn't wanna walk into the wrong place..." horror trope dialogue. Most everything here is coming from a good place; you can tell Ti West really cares about what he does (tho never moreso than with Innkeepers), but this probably needed more time to simmer/bubble around in his head. Can't help but notice it's his first movie produced by Eli Roth. I have this vision of them meeting a few months before production, getting drunk in Eli's apartment and coming up with the idea. Still better than most horror movies churned out

2018-04-07