The Last Matinee

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The Last Matinee

2021

1h 28m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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22 Reviews

57%

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

The audience attending the last showing of a horror film in a small downtown cinema are terrorized by a murderer who begins to pick them off, one by one. The only person to notice that something strange is going on is the projectionist's daughter.

Critics Consensus

The Last Matinee is a blood-soaked homage to classic slasher cinema that delivers thrills, style, and spectacular gore.

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Phil Hoad

Guardian

11/29/2021

2/5

The Last Matinee only manages to cut skin-deep.

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (LAist)

08/10/2021

A classically composed horror movies, for fans of horror movies, about horror movies.

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Dennis Harvey

Variety

08/05/2021

It's adequately diverting fare for those who'll grok its somewhat insular appeal.

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Dallas King

Flick Feast

11/12/2022

3/5

It has the feel of an old faded 35mm print that has been through the mill a few times. Maxi Contenti does the same to his characters, peppering the movie with a number of gruesome and gleefully gory kills.

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Q.V. Hough

Vague Visages

02/18/2022

The Last Matinee doesnt necessarily celebrate gore cinema, but rather the concept that moviegoers can evolve and mature by directly facing their fears.

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Josiah Teal

Film Threat

12/13/2021

6/10

There's just enough spectacle and slasher creativity to merit a watch but, I am uncertain how many rewatches it has in the tank.

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@RT32324848 09/22/2023

Italian giallo Homage… 4 fans of those colorful kills seen in films like opera / tbh: It was refreshing to watch a newer made movie that left out what is normally considered "scary" ie) overused jitter— cutz & cheesy VFX. This is pretty on point to slasher, and should be on your Halloween list to watch if you haven't. Drinking games to the kills? Yeah. Its one of those party puke ones. (Good thing!) overall= a good time. Some parts are wobbly but, it holds up after more than one watch, enjoy.

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08/06/2022

Great movie! Fantastic homage to Giallo films. A lot of subtlety and intense atmosphere leading up to the gore. Highly recommend!

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07/16/2022

It had its moments, but it's far from anything special in terms of any other hasher-slasher movie. Wouldn't recommend going out of your way to watch, even if you like horror movies.

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07/07/2022

Brilliant tribute to Giallo films but it has enough to stand out on its own lots of nods to Fulci Bava and of course Argento. That said the scares are great and I think this director is one to look out for

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02/08/2022

It's a very good slasher and a nice hommage to the old movie theatre.

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01/11/2022

Weak plot. Murderer has no motive. And, if that isn't enough....the movie is painfully slow.

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Synopsis

The audience attending the last showing of a horror film in a small downtown cinema are terrorized by a murderer who begins to pick them off, one by one. The only person to notice that something strange is going on is the projectionist's daughter.

Director: Maximiliano Contenti
Producer: Maximiliano Contenti, Alina Kaplan, Lucia Gaviglio Salkind
Screenwriter: Manuel Facal, Maximiliano Contenti
Distributor: Dark Star Pictures
Production Co: La Gota Cine, Yukoh Films, Pensa & Rocca Producciones
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Spanish
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 6, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 24, 2021
Runtime: 1h 28m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)