{"id":42880,"date":"2024-03-13T19:31:17","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T23:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=42880"},"modified":"2024-03-12T20:24:39","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T00:24:39","slug":"make-the-call-2023-cinequest-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/13\/make-the-call-2023-cinequest-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Make the Call (2023) [Cinequest 2024]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/make-the-call.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-42881\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/make-the-call.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/make-the-call.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/make-the-call-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/make-the-call-2x1.jpg 2w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a>Chelsea Gonzalez\u2019s short horror film really manages to be an outstanding piece of filmmaking from top to bottom. It\u2019s a horror movie that\u2019s teeming with social commentary about spousal abuse, domestic dysfunction, and our ability to sacrifice our own health to protect our own fa\u00e7ade of domestic bliss. I loved every moment of \u201cMake the Call\u201d as writer Sal Neslusan knows how to perfectly explore this unusual situation within its small window of time and perfectly illustrate how these domestic situations can rip apart friendships and lives.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Annie and Caro were best friends until a plague that turns American citizens into bloodthirsty monsters overtakes the country. Tonight, they reunite to finally find a way to rekindle their friendship. Can Annie and Caro bury the past behind them, or will Annie be forced to make the call that will change her friend\u2019s life forever.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Of course, the whole idea of an infection that causes rage and violence is an allegory for the husband\u2019s inherent anger issues. However, the whole situation becomes ever more tense as there is this inherent pressure from Annie to adhere to what she calls \u201cpatriotic duty.\u201d There\u2019s such a weird tension from the moment Annie and Caro re-unite and we\u2019re given keen insight in to their awkwardness with brief flashbacks in to the night that changed their lives forever.<\/p>\n<p>With the whole premise that\u2019s presented, it\u2019s a clear cut statement about those living with domestic violence that choose to ignore it. It\u2019s only a matter of time before the violence is turned on you. By then it would have probably been too late. Gonzalez\u2019s direction matched with the strong performances by Sal Neslusan and Camille Chen turn \u201cMake the Call\u201d in to a stark, disturbing, and brutally heartbreaking cautionary tale. It stuck with me from the opening to the downright grotesque final scene.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cinequest Film &amp; Creativity Festival occurs in San Jose March 7<sup>th<\/sup> \u2013 March 17<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea Gonzalez\u2019s short horror film really manages to be an outstanding piece of filmmaking from top to bottom. It\u2019s a horror movie that\u2019s teeming with social commentary about spousal abuse, domestic dysfunction, and our ability to sacrifice our own health to protect our own fa\u00e7ade of domestic bliss. 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