I sit in with NewsTalk 1010 host Jim Richards on the coast-to-coast-to-coast late night “NewsTalk Tonight” to play the game “Did Richard Crouse Like This?” This week we talk about “Abigail,” a horror film with bite, the small film about Bigfoot, “Sasquatch Sunset” and the period piece “Irena’s Vow.”
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I join “CTV News Atlantic at Six” anchor Todd Battis to talk about “Abigail,” a horror film with bite, the small film about Bigfoot, “Sasquatch Sunset” and the period piece “Irena’s Vow.”
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I join “CTV News Toronto at Five” with host Zuraidah Alman, to talk about “Abigail,” a horror film with bite, the small film about Bigfoot, “Sasquatch Sunset” and the period piece “Irena’s Vow.”
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Fast reviews for busy people! Watch as I review three movies in less time than it takes to stamp your feet! Have a look as I race against the clock to tell you about “Abigail,” a horror film with bite, the small film about Bigfoot, “Sasquatch Sunset” and the period piece “Irena’s Vow.”
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I join CP24 to have a look at “Abigail,” a horror film with bite, the small film about Bigfoot, “Sasquatch Sunset” and the period piece “Irena’s Vow.”
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I join CTV NewsChannel anchor Akshay Tandon to talk about “Abigail,” a horror film with bite, the small film about Bigfoot, “Sasquatch Sunset” and the period piece “Irena’s Vow.”
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I joined CP24 Breakfast to have a look at new movies and television shows coming to theatres and streaming services. Today we talk about “Abigail,” a horror film with bite, the small film about Bigfoot, “Sasquatch Sunset” and the Crave series “The Sympathizer.”
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I sit in on the CFRA Ottawa morning show with host Bill Carroll to talk the new movies coming to theatres and streaming including “Abigail,” a horror film with bite, the small film about Bigfoot, “Sasquatch Sunset” and the period piece “Irena’s Vow.”
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Rare is the movie that can ride the line between scatological and sublime, absurdist and acute. The deeply weird “Sasquatch Sunset,” starring Riley Keough and Jesse Eisenberg, is that movie. A portrait of how a Sasquatch tribe reacts to the encroaching modern world, it plays like “Quest for Fire” with poop jokes.
The movie follows a family of Sasquatches, the mythical human-like creatures played by Eisenberg, Keough, Nathan Zellner and Christophe Zajac-Denec, foe a year as they navigate life deep in a Pacific Northwest forest. It’s a slice-of-life look at them getting it on Bigfoot-style, foraging for food, throwing feces at crows as they eat the corpse of one of their friends, and making art out of twigs. Oh, and there’s grunting. Lots of grunting. And a pooping montage.
Narrator-less and dialogue free, the first part of “Sasquatch Sunset” feels like a nature documentary that focusses on Bigfoot mating and bathroom habits. It wanders, seemingly pointlessly and is sophomoric fun for a time, but just as the novelty of seeing movie stars draped in Sasquatch pelts begins to wear thin, directors David and Nathan Zellner turn up the sincerity.
When the family comes across a campsite, the modern world makes itself known. A boom box blares the Erasure song “Love to Hate You” as they learn the poignant message that they are not alone in the world. From that point on their lives become a confused quest for survival as they encounter things they cannot control.
If nothing else, “Sasquatch Sunset” is unfalteringly dedicated to its premise. It has more of a focus on feces than your average National Geographic doc, but Keough and Eisenberg dive in (big) foot first, delivering what will surely be the strangest, but most committed performances of their careers.
You will believe a Sasquatch can throw their poop. But will you care? Depends on your commitment to the premise. It is both poignant and repugnant, ridiculous and genuine. It will not be for everyone. The slow pacing and the sheer audacity of the idea will separate the movie’s friends from foes, but even skeptics will have to admit, making and releasing a Bigfoot movie this odd in 2024 is no small feat.
