Violent and stylish movie that keeps surprising you

Rating: 8/10 (8 March 2017)

A punk band gets stuck at a secluded white supremacist barn party and carnage ensues. If you like the director's previous movie, BLUE RUIN, or movies like DON'T BREATHE and RED STATE that keep surprising you with cool ways of using a limited scenario in surprising and suspenseful ways, you are going to like this one.
The performances are wonderful. Patrick Stewart as white supremacist nazi boss? Hell yeah! What a totally unexpected casting decision that totally paid off. He's super creepy and convincingly so. And Anton Yelchin is just always plain good— especially when playing the dorky but cunning type, as he does here.
Plot-wise the movie manages to give the characters enough exposition that you care for them while also jumping straight into the action and ultimately keeping the suspense going for the entire time. Good job!
But most impressive is the masterful cinematography. The very first few images tell you that this is a team that understands its craft: Lots of small little details are revealed about the characters with very few targeted images and cuts. Beautiful.