Spontaneous (2020)

April 17, 2021 6:53 PM

When students in their high school begin inexplicably exploding (literally), seniors Mara and Dylan struggle to survive in a world where each moment may be their last.

Streaming in the US on Amazon Prime.

posted by DirtyOldTown (3 comments total)

I only now discovered this one. Started it yesterday, but had to stop about half way through. So far, it seems to be doing its job well enough to be pretty entertaining, with some genuinely funny bits. The stick-figure-family-sticker gag was laugh-out-loud hilarious.
posted by Thorzdad at 9:31 AM on June 25, 2022

Very underrated ROM-HOR - - I was completely charmed by this nihilistic gem.

(Looking forward to writer-director Brian Duffield's next movie No One Will Save You in September 2023.)
posted by fairmettle at 3:14 AM on August 20, 2023

Great stuff - both for the surface story and the underlying throb of anxiety about school shootings that permeated every scene. I loved the ending - yes, life often makes no sense and can end bloodily at any moment, but that's actually all the more reason to make the most of it while it lasts. Hope Kamala Harris was watching the final few minutes: "That's President Bitch to you, motherfucker."
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posted by Paul Slade at 3:07 PM on August 31, 2024