Top 10 Elizabeth Olsen Films

 

Sherman J. Pearson here for another Top 10. Elizabeth Olsen, historically one of LRF's top female stars, is back on the back screen in One By One this round. This got me to thinking on Olsen's filmography....

Top 10 Elizabeth Olsen Films

10. Stray Dogs

9. Heavy Rain

8. Bonnie and Clyde

7. Atlantic City

6. The Passenger

5. Urban Cowboy

4. Control

3. Coma

2. Open Hearts

1. The Prisoner

Now Showing: The Final Will

 

The Final Will

Genre: Drama

Director: Darius Marder

Writer: Jimmy Ellis

Producer: John Malone

Cast: Keanu Reeves, Walton Goggins, Jason Isaacs, Colman Domingo, John Leguizamo, Molly Parker, Laurie Holden, Taylour Paige

Plot: Dover, Delaware: Walter Fitzsimmons (Keanu Reeves), army veteran, evident by photos on a wall, now owns a car dealership, business is steady.

Walter is talking with two people about buying a brand-new car, he goes through all of the features in the car. He offers to take them out on a test drive. He sits quietly in the car with the couple as they drive it around a little. When they arrive back to the dealership the couple say they will take it. He writes up the paperwork and giving them the car.

He retreats to his office, his wife Niamh (Laurie Holden) is there. She asks him about the sale and he said it went smooth. There is something missing though, no excitement in his voice. She asks him what’s wrong, she can tell when something is amiss. He tells her that as much as he cares for Clay he is finding it harder and harder to visit him. He wants to go but feels conflicted about it.

While at home, Walter receives a call. The While in his office with his wife Niamh he receives a phone call. The caller on the other line introduces himself as Clay’s lawyer. The lawyer tells Walter that Clay isn’t doing well and wants to see him before his time is up. Walter sits down and Niamh takes notice. Walter tells the lawyer he will get there as soon as possible. Niamh looks to him and asks if it was Clay. Walter nods his head telling her he has to go. She agrees and hugs her husband.

Walter sits in the waiting room of the hospital staring into nothingness. The nurse comes out telling Walter, Clay is ready to see him. Upon entry Walter makes a joke to the bedbound Clay (John Leguizamo), who coughs as he laughs. Clay talks with limited and spaced-out breathing. Clay tells Walter he looks worse than him. When Walter gets close however Clay begins lowering his walls. He tells him he’s in pain. Walter says they can put him on more medication. Clay shakes his head, not physically, mentally, emotionally, he’s in pain. Walter asks him what he can do. Clay tells him nothing. There is nothing to do now but let nature runs its course. Clay tells him he wants him to get together with the boys. This leads into Clay asking for one last favour. Walter says he will do anything for him, after all he saved his life countless times in the Gulf. Clay asks him to, before the funeral visit the rest of the platoon, the ones still left anyway, including Annette. Clay points to the bedside table and Walter grabs the big envelope. On the front “My Final Will”. Clay tells Walter not to read it until he reaches them. He then tells him there is one letter for Annette. Go to her first. He tells Walter he loves him. “Now Fuck off, I don’t want you to see me like this.” Walter puts his head on Clay’s, as he does a split-second flash occurs back to the war with two younger versions of them doing the same thing on the battlefield. Leaving he hears Clay coughing. He turns back and Clay smiles. He walks down the hallway and to the waiting room. Suddenly doctors and nurses rush the way he just came, one of them says the room Clay is in. Walter turns back around and runs behind them. He enters the room hearing Clay flatlining. He screams out, he is escorted back out the door by a doctor as they do their best to bring Clay back. Walter slinks to the floor outside in tears.

Driving home Walter is just staring at the road. He doesn’t know what to do now. When he gets home he just sits in the car, dejected. He finally walks in the house and directly to Niamh, she asks what is wrong, Walter just holds her tight. The two of them don’t say a word, they just sit there in silence, hugging, this stays unbroken for a minute.

Walter packs a bag with Niamh asking him what he’s doing. He tells her of Clay’s last wish, for him to deliver his final will before the funeral. He kisses Niamh and gets on his way

The screen fades in from black as gunfire and explosions are heard. In the war, Stuart O’Sullivan (Walton Goggins) runs on the battlefield. As he slides behind rubble for cover the soldier next to him drops to the ground. Stuart stares at the lifeless body, not moving an inch. Clay is there telling the young soldier to get on his feet and move, if he stays he will die. Clay slaps him, this snaps Stuart’s focus toward Clay.

Savannah, Georgia: Stuart wakes from what evidently was a restless sleep, heart racing. He reaches for his bed side table and grabs two pills immediately swallowing them. He lies back down on the bed, more relaxed than just moments ago.

Stuart walks the streets with a hood over his head and hands in his pocket. He walks into the waiting room of a psychologist.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: A sofa bed is laid out made in a living room. A suitcase stands at the end of the sofa bed. Lorelei Abello (Taylour Paige) walks around the apartment getting her young son ready for school. Her son runs over to his grandfather Vance (Colman Domingo). Vance hugs his grandson, and the grandson pretends to box his grandfather. Vance laughs and picks him up swinging him in the air. Lorelei comes and kisses Vance on the cheek, she asks him to keep the place tidy. Vance looks at her saying he’ll do his best. “And hey, I’ll look for a place to live today.”

Vance heads out and walks to a nearby bar, there he orders a glass of whiskey. They ask him what the occasion is, he’s never in this early, he says he is meeting an old friend. Abraham Roseman (Jason Isaacs) comes into the bar in a wheelchair. Vance sees him and yells out, “How do you keep aging you old bastard.” Abraham smiles as he wheels himself over to Vance. Vance carries two drinks over to a table where they set up. Vance immediately starts off asking how he is now that Rose is gone. Abraham tells him he is getting by. He actually taught himself how to cook which surprised him. Vance says it’s good to hear he is looking after himself. Abraham drinks the whiskey, telling him he tries. He can’t do it for much longer, live by himself that is. He then asks what’s new with Vance. He tells him it’s the same old, arguments with Nat. Abraham says he used to love the arguments with Rose. Vance shakes his head telling him he wouldn’t like this one, he reveals that he and Nat are getting a divorce. Abraham tells him he is sorry to hear. Vance adds he is actually staying at Lorelei’s at the moment and it’s great, but she deserves her own space. Abraham tells him that he would offer but he’s sure Vance wouldn’t want him as a burden. Vance says that he would actually love that, like the old days. Abraham shakes his head saying anything is better than the old days.

Walter gets off the plane in Memphis, Tennessee. He hails a cab and eventually arrives to a house. He knocks and answering the door is Annette Gould (Molly Parker). She immediately welcomes him inside. He kisses her on the cheek upon entry. Walking through Annette is seen in a photo with her husband. The last thing seen is a photo of her husband with his ashes beneath it. The two sit down, Annette drinking a coffee. She asks what she can do for Walter. Walter tells her that Clay is dying. She puts her coffee down telling him she is sorry to hear that, she knows they were close. Walter tells her that although Steve isn’t here Clay still wanted her to have something. Walter produces a letter. He hands it to her and tells her it was written by Steve to her in case he lost his life at war. Clay kept it all these years and didn’t realise, he wanted her to have it. Annette opens the letter and reads it, as she does a tear falls from her eye. She wipes it away and stands, as does Walter, she gives Walter a hug asking if he wants to stay for dinner. He thanks her for the offer but he has to get going to see all of the boys and tell them what is happening. She runs in to the kitchen telling him to at least take some for the road. He thanks her and her him, Walter walks out the door, ready for his next destination.

Stuart is meeting with his psychologist, Dr. Marquette (Gabriel Byndloss). She asks him if he has had any flashbacks recently. He just stares at her telling her the same one he has had for the past 2 weeks. She asks if he would like to run through it again with her. He tells her he has told her before, he doesn’t need to again. She then moves on to the medication. She asks him if the SSRI’s are helping him cope. He nods telling her they definitely help ease his mind. She tells him that is good, he is making some progress. She then questions him about other flashes, he tells her he’s had none. This causes a smile to form on the doctors face, she tells him that is all for today. As he leaves she tells him to take care of himself.

Stuart arrives home and immediately has a pill to calm himself. He proceeds to his bathroom with a rope in hands. Stuart ties the rope around a bar in the bathroom, creating a noose. He stands on his bath. As he is about the put his head through he hears a knock at the door. Stuart gets down and yells out that he doesn’t speak to door knockers. Walter then yells out asking about old friends. Stuart opens the door, his lip quivers before he hugs Walter straight away. He apologises to Walter over and over, before changing it into a thankyou. Walter is unsure as to why. He sits Stuart down on the bed, asking him what’s wrong. Stuart looks to him telling him he needs help. Walter is concerned. Stuart points to the bathroom, leading Walter to check it out. Walter takes the rope down and walks back to Stuart. Walter tells Stuart he is there for him, he is only ever a phone call away. Stuart tells him that he didn’t want to concern him. Walter explains that Stuart is like a brother to him, any trouble he has he comes to him. Walter then tells him about seeing Abraham and Vance. Without telling him about Clay, Stuart knows. He tells him he’s sorry about Clay, he wishes he could have seen him one last time to thank him. Walter ends up inviting Stuart to Philadelphia. Stuart says he would love to see them again but he can’t fly, ever since the Gulf he has had a fear. Walter tells him that they can hire a car. Stuart smiles at Walter before they place their heads on one another’s (much like Walter and Clay).

Vance with the help of Lorelei and his grandson move into Abraham’s house. With very little belongings however Lorelei is more there for moral support. Once Vance is set up he hugs his daughter and grandson goodbye thanking her once again for allowing him into her home. Once they leave Vance immediately grabs a beer for Abe and himself. The two of them sit down, this conversation is even deeper than the last one. Abraham is evidently not doing good since Rose died. The house is a mess. He delves into his emotion and says he is glad Vance is here to support him. Vance says that the cleaning starts tomorrow, but tonight they drink.

Stuart and Walter stop for the night at a small motel. Stuart gets some sleep and Walter goes outside to call Niamh. He tells her that he has visited Annette and picked up Stuart, he is doing worse than they thought. He tells her that he is almost in Philadelphia. She asks him how he is doing. He tells her just seeing Annette and Stuart makes him feel like he should be doing more for returned soldiers. Niamh tells him they can talk about that when he gets back. She tells him to get some rest, he has a big day tomorrow. They hang up. Walter immediately calls Vance. Vance answers and is drunk. He excitedly tells Walter that he is living with Abraham now. Walter laughs saying that makes his trip easier, he tells Vance that he will be in Philadelphia tomorrow and they need to catch up. Vance tells him he looks forward to it but that he needs to go. Walter walks back to the room smiling.

The next morning Abraham wakes up with a huge headache, he reaches for his wheelchair but stumbles and falls to the ground. He calls out for Vance for some assistance. Vance comes in, and lifts Abraham into the chair. He tells Vance that it was the best night he has had in a long time. Vance chuckles telling him tonight is only going to get better, Walter is in town. Abraham asks if he realises that this isn’t a good news trip. He tells him he thinks it could mean the end for Clay. Vance suddenly goes from happy to contemplative.

Walter and Stuart arrive at Abe’s, the four of them greet each other with hugs, and laughs. Vance makes a joke about Walter’s beard, telling him he’s trying to copy his look. Abe can sense something off with Stuart and leads him to the drinks. He asks him if everything is ok. Stuart simply looks at him saying no, but they all have their trouble so “fuck it”. Stuart takes a swig. Abe tells Vance to pull out the poker table. Stuart looks to him calling him old man and asks if he wants to lose his money again. The four of them laugh. Walter brings up there trip to Vegas with Jake and Clay in 2010. The amount of money they lost there, Vance told him that they don’t talk about Vegas. This transitions Walter into the reason for him being here. He tells them that as though know Clay is sick. This was his last wish, for Walter to meet with all of them and deliver his final will. He pulls out the envelope and its content (pieces of paper) from inside. Walter begins reading and gets to what Clay is leaving them. Walter then stops reading and smiles, “that bastard”. They all look to him confused. Walter starts off by talking then the voice changes to that of Clay’s. He tells all of them to continue looking after one another, they all have their problems. And just because the war ended it doesn’t mean they should stop caring for one another. It adds that for some of them this is the closest thing they have to a family, cherish it. He adds at the end a final phrase to Walter. “You aren’t a fucking car salesman. We all know you hate cars. Do something for you and do what you love. Niamh won’t care, help those you always have. And last but not least to all of you, live your fucking lives! Love Clay.” Stuart is teary eyed as is Walter, Vance puts his drink down and Abe raises his, “A toast, to Clay, may that bastard rest in peace.” They all raise their drinks. Walter suggests that they now play some poker.

As the night ends, Vance goes to bed and Abe calls his daughter. Stuart and Walter return to the car and start the long drive home.

Walter talks with Niamh about selling the car dealership. He never liked it anyway, he reiterates what he said on the phone, that he wants to help people, people like Stuart. Niamh kisses her husband and tells him she is in, no matter what.

The day of Clay’s funeral has come. Walter stands with Niamh, Stuart, Vance and Abe. As the 21-gun salute occurs, Stuart, Vance Walter and Abe salute, appearing next to them is a translucent Clay and Steve also saluting.

Release: One By One

 

One By One

Genre: Mystery/Thriller

Director: John Krasinski

Writer: Eden Townsend

Based on the novel by Ruth Ware

Cast: Elizabeth Olsen, John Krasinski, Donald Glover, Sarah Snook, Matthias Schweighofer, Paul Walter Hauser, Teyonah Parris, Jeremy Strong, Awkwafina, Matilda De Angelis, Austin Crute, Sasha Lane

Budget: $60,000,000

Domestic Box Office: $68,949,324

Foreign Box Office: $55,541,233

Total Profit: $4,430,898

Reaction: Clearly this release rode the coattails of its star power to a small profit for the studio, becoming a rare profitable novel adaptation in recent seasons.

"One By One is a well-cast, but misguided adaptation. The characters were all poorly developed, wasting the talents of its A-List cast on undercooked roles. The plot is something we've all seen before, but it wasn't terrible - just overly predictable and devoid of thrills (a bad sign for a thriller)." - Brenton Smalls, Playboy

"While the performances are great and each of the cast feels perfect for their respected roles, the movie kind of does the opposite of what a mystery should do. Instead of becoming more and more clear as we go along, the film kind of gets less of that towards the end. Not knocking it as it wasn't totally terrible, I'm just bummed we got another 'what if' added to the disappointing novel adaptation pile." - David Knight, Toronto Star

"Chalk One By One up as another star-studded but flat and unfulfilling thriller thrown out by the Hollywood system. Director Krasinski obviously was able to attract a famous and talented cast, but you wouldn't know how talented they are if you only watched this film. The characters lack development, throwing out tons of superfluous details instead, making them all come across as whiny and entitled. And finally the biggest fatal flaw of them all for a mystery/thriller films - it was too obvious basically from the start who the killer was, killing the mystery quicker than the characters themselves were offed." - Gregory Fletcher, Los Angeles Times-Journal

Rated R for violence, language and sexual content

In Development

 

The Tomb of Dracula: Rounding out the cast of the latest Marvel Universe production, The Tomb of Dracula, will be Mackenzie Crook ("Britannia", Christopher Robin) as a cab driver willing to brave the drive up to Castle Dracula, Vanessa Redgrave (The Lost Girls, Georgetown) as the older version of Rachel Van Helsing (seen as a younger woman last season in Nick Fury and His Howling Commandos) and Tim Curry (Burke & Hare, The Secret of Moonacre) in a voice role as a vampiric beast called Varnae. Adam Wingard directs from a script by Jack Brown.

Murder Mysteries: Another big budget genre film is rounding out its cast as well with Sam Strike (The Boys in the Boat, Monster Party) and Robert Aramayo ("The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power", The King's Man) joining Murder Mysteries from director Darren Aronofsky and writer John Malone. Strike will play the victim of the first murder in Heaven, while Aramayo will play Azazel, Lucifer's second-in-command. The film is based on a short story by Neil Gaiman.

Mimsley and Me: Stephanie Beatriz (The Giver of Stars, The Night Swim), Sam Jaeger (The Eyes of Tammy Faye, "Devil in Ohio") and Jake Weary (Wonder Woman: Labyrinth, "Animal Kingdom") have signed on to join Steve Martin and Joey King in Mimsley and Me. Beatriz will play an aspiring magician, Jaeger will play a younger version of Elliott Gould's character and Weary will play a younger version of Steve Martin's character. Frank Oz is directing the film from a script by Jacob Jones.

The Shadow: The Henry Cavill-led reboot of the pulp character The Shadow has added Bella Heathcote (The Big One, Stepford), Jackie Earle Haley (The Nickel Boys, The Stand) and Barbara Hershey (9 Bullets, The Manor) to its cast. Heathcote will play Cavill's love interest, Margo Lane. Haley will play the Shadow's trusted driver, Moe Shrevnitz. Hershey, meanwhile, will play the grandmother of the character played by Nico Parker. Francis Lawrence directs from a script by new writer Diane Esposito. The film is based on the recent update of the character, a novel by James Patterson and Brian Sitts.

My Sister: Ray Fisher (Rebel Moon, Zack Snyder's Justice League) and Abraham Attah (Happy Birthday, Alex + Ada) have joined yet another novel adaptation - My Sister. The film tells the story of an African woman who suspects that her sister is a murderer. Mati Diop directs from an adaptation by Rosie JoLove, based on the novel My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite.

Vampire: Samara Weaving (Namor the Sub-Mariner: Imperius Rex, Home Before Dark), Taylor Kitsch (Knievel, The Curse of Janara) and Shailene Woodley (The Producer, Gathering of the Wolves) are set to star in Vampire - a new film from director Robert Eggers (The Life After, The Creature: The Beginning). Don't let the title fool you though. This film is not a blood-sucking horror story. Instead, it is a remake of the 1915 silent film, A Fool There Was, which tells the story of a femme fatale who latches onto men, sucking them dry of their morales and finances. Weaving will play the femme fatale at the center of the story. Kitsch will play a married man the "vamp" sets her sights on, with Woodley set to play Kitsch's wife. Ben Collins (Skin, Dandelion) penned the film.

Now Showing: One By One

 

One By One

Genre: Mystery/Thriller

Director: John Krasinski

Writer: Eden Townsend

Based on the novel by Ruth Ware

Cast: Elizabeth Olsen, John Krasinski, Donald Glover, Sarah Snook, Matthias Schweighofer, Paul Walter Hauser, Teyonah Parris, Jeremy Strong, Awkwafina, Matilda De Angelis, Austin Crute, Sasha Lane

Plot: A news report about the disaster at a ski resort. It depicts a “house of horror” situation, leaving four dead and two injured. Freshly, there has also been heavy snow and an avalanche in the area, which killed six people.

Five Days Earlier.

Erin (Elizabeth Olsen) and Danny (John Krasinski) are workers at a nine-room ski resort in France in St Antoine. Danny is the chef, and Erin housekeeps.

Soon, the renters from Snoop show up for a week-long company retreat. Snoop is an app that enables you to hear to what music other people are listening to in real-time. It’s used essentially to follow celebrities, but if you’re on Snoop, then anyone else can monitor it on your feed as well. Snoop has scheduled all nine rooms, but they’re ashamed to realize they actually have ten people. They overlooked Liz, the quiet outcast. It’s concluded that two of the Snoop workers, Carl (Jeremy Strong) and Indigo (Austin Crute), will have to share a room.

Liz (Sasha Lane) is a former staffer who worked there for a year but left three years ago. She is timid and dislikes everyone else there. She only really acknowledges the four original founders of the company: Rik (Matthias Schweighofer), Elliot (Paul Walter Hauser), Eva (Sarah Snook), and Topher (Donald Glover).

Everyone gathers for a company presentation that night. Eva begins talking, and it soon shifts clear that she is attempting to convert them to acquire a buyout offer and sell the company.

Liz is here because she maintains a small amount of voting stock in the company. When the company ran out of capital, Liz put in 10,000 pounds to replace voting shares. In the case of a buyout, Liz’s shares will be meriting around $12 million now. The division of shares is Topher 30%, Eva 30%, Elliot 19%, Rik 19%, and Liz with 2%.

Topher is solidly against the plan, and Elliot is expected to be on Topher’s side. Meantime, Eva and Rik are on board with selling. That means Liz’s vote is the decisive vote. Now, the founders are anxious to please her, so she’ll vote their way.

Back in her room, Liz ponders what to do. On the one hand, she is thankful to Topher, who gave her a job and even hinted that she insist on equity for her investment in the company. On the other is the chance of a $12 million payout.

After breakfast, the company has a prompt meeting. Then, the five stockholders take a vote to see where each person is at. They all vote predictably and then wait to see what Liz says. Liz admits that she doesn’t know, but afterward, she privately assures Eva that she’ll vote to sell like they’ve agreed.

The group, apart from Elliot, goes skiing. Topher, an experienced skier, coaxes the rest of the group to do one last, challenging run when they’re ready to leave. When they get to the bottom, they notice that Eva, who decided to ski a challenging black run that had purposely been closed due to low visibility, is not there. Liz, a very inexperienced skier, freaks out and decides to take the lift back down when they get to the top.

Getting a busy signal, Danny and Erin choose to ski down there instead. They call the skip pass office to verify if Eva has used her lift pass to go down. Also, they may need to report her missing to the police. However, after they leave, the noise of an avalanche is heard, and soon Danny trudges in with an injured Erin. They proclaim that the avalanche took out the funicular, and the mountain is cloaked in boulders, so it’s not a good idea to ski.

The pool house of the resort is also damaged, and there’s abysmal reception. Inigo succeeds in getting a little reception on his phone and calls the police to report what has happened, though the police are swamped with reports of avalanche-related emergencies. Later, there’s a power outage, but there’s nothing to be done because the backup generator was in the pool house, which is unavailable.

Erin, a medical school dropout, tends to her leg. She notes that it’s not broken, just badly sprained. Then, Topher updates Erin, saying that they know where Eva’s phone is.

Their app was updated to geolocate their users, and Elliot, their tech guy, could fetch the data. Topher shows Erin the location of Eva’s phone. Unfortunately, it’s located just off a steep drop, so if that’s accurate, then Eva is most likely dead. Liz is disheartened by the idea of them having to break the news to Eva’s husband, Arnaud, or her son, Raddison.

Afterward, they discuss what Eva’s death would mean for the company. Topher says that there was an agreement that the shares cannot be transferred out of the company early on in terms of the shares. Instead, they have to be sold to either Topher or Eva. With Eva gone, her shares would pass to her husband, but he would be forced to sell based on an independent valuation.

In effect, Eva’s death means that Topher would now control 60% of the voting stock in the company.

That night, as Erin drops off some extra blankets for the guests, she finds Topher drunk and sleeping with Ani (Matilda De Angelis), one of the Snoop employees. He also insists that he recognizes Erin from somewhere, but she says she doesn’t think so.

Erin calls everyone together to update them on the situation. When Elliot doesn’t show up, Ani fetches him but finds him slumped over, dead. In his cup, they find a white powder. His computer is also smashed to pieces, indicating that this was intentional.

Topher is distraught to find out Elliot is dead, saying that there was something Elliot had wanted to talk to him about. Elliot’s death also prompts people to quietly raise the possibility that Eva’s death may not have been an accident. Privately, Erin tells Danny that she thinks Elliot was likely killed for something on his computer since that would explain the murderer taking the time to destroy it so thoroughly. They also wonder if Elliot killed Eva since he has no alibi for the day she died. Perhaps he was killed to cover up that death.

When they start to ask Inigo about when the police might show up, he is vague, and the group questions whether he really called the police or not. Inigo gets upset, saying that he did call them and loved Eva, revealing they had an affair and would not harm her.

Acknowledging that they are stuck here and there may be a killer on the loose, Erin gives the group instructions about being careful what they eat, staying in groups, and other precautions. Erin and Danny also talk about what alibis each person has. They recall that Ani is the only one who says they saw Eva skiing on La Sorcière. Ani also told Inigo about it, so as far as they know, those were the only two people who knew Eva was there.

Later, Inigo goes off by himself, leaving a note to say that he’s made a mistake but will fix it. No one knows what he’s referring to. That night, they all pair off to go to sleep. Erin + Danny, Rik + Miranda (Teyonah Parris), Tiger + Ani; Carl + Topher. Liz chooses to stay alone, even though Ani invites her to join their duo. They’re all instructed to lock their doors.

That night, Ani goes over to Liz’s room to convince her to stay with them, but Liz declines again. She says that Tiger is fast asleep after taking a pill. Ani also implies that something she saw that’s important but can’t quite put her finger on what it was. A little later, they hear a scream coming from Tiger’s room. Ani is dead, and it appears she’d been smothered to death in her sleep.

As they try to sort out what happened, Danny realizes that someone has stolen his key. Topher also finally realizes how he knows Erin. Her deceased brother had gone to boarding school with Topher, Rik and Elliot. He tells the rest of them that Erin’s real name is Lady Dorothea de Plessis FitzClarence and that she is the youngest daughter of the Marquess of Cardale. Erin’s brother, Alex FitzClarence, died in an avalanche and his best friend, Will Hamilton. Erin was with them at the time, and she was the only survivor.

Liz mentions that Ani had wanted to say something. Tiger suddenly remembers. She says that Ani had tried to wake her and said, “I didn’t see her,” implying that Ani didn’t actually see Eva on the slopes. But then Liz says that she saw Eva skiing when she was riding the lift.

However, Miranda reiterates that Topher had the most incentive to kill Eva. Tired of being accused, Topher is determined to ski away from the chalet even though it’s treacherous. But others want to leave as well. Finally, they come up with a plan. The stronger skiers, Topher, Rik and Tiger, will ski down to get help. The others will trek three hours through the snow to a larger chalet nearby. Whoever makes it first will send help for the rest.

As the group prepares for their journeys, Liz realizes that Topher was using her all along. He advocated for her to get voting shares because he figured he could control her. He saw it as a way to tip the balance in his favor and have an insurance policy.

As Liz heads downstairs, she trips and hurts her knee. She’s unable to walk, so they decide that Danny will join Miranda and Carl in walking to the nearby chalet. Still, Danny worries that Inigo is still on the loose somewhere and doesn’t like the idea of Erin staying there with just Liz. He reminds her not to open the door to anyone, no matter what, until either he or the police show up.

Alone in the house, Liz and Erin chat. Erin talks about having to dig her boyfriend out of the snow, knowing he was dead, to get to his GPS beacon to call for help. Erin says that she was the one who wanted to ski off-piste, back-country skiing, not on the path, but she was the one to survive.

The water stops working, presumably because the pipes have frozen. Because of how cold it is in the chalet without heat, they decide to sleep downstairs. Liz goes up to grab her bedding while Erin turns the sofas into beds. However, as she does, she finds Danny’s missing key in the cushions where Liz had been sitting. She realizes with horror that Liz may be the killer.

Desperate to get out of there, Erin remembers that Elliot had a charging block he’d been using to power his computer after the electricity had gone out. In hopes of calling or text for help, she goes into his room, finds his phone there, and uses his thumb to get past the lock screen. His Snoop app has been updated to the test version that shows who is nearby. Erin sees that Elliot had started following a user “Anon101” just before he died and that the person is nearby, so it must be Liz.

Erin starts getting extremely jumpy when she sees Liz. Liz thinks about how people have a tendency to pull away from her. She was bullied as a kid. She also remembers how a boy she’d liked, Kevin, had called her a weirdo and screamed at her.

Erin theorizes that Liz could have been the one to kill Eva. When Ani said, “I didn’t see her,” she talked about not seeing Liz on the lift. Instead, Liz was just pretending to be a lousy skier so she could attack Eva. Elliot must have realized that someone nearby had been on the slopes with Eva but wasn’t sure who yet. Liz must’ve realized his data could reveal the truth, so she killed him and destroyed his computer.

They go to sleep, but Erin lies awake in fear. Liz has figured out by now that Erin is on to her. Then, Liz hears a soft beep that comes from Elliot’s phone in his room. When they go check out the noise, Liz sees that Erin has sent a text to Danny which reads: “SOS, Please send help. IT’S LIZ.” and that he has responded.

Meanwhile, Liz tries to sneak sleeping pills into Erin’s tea. Erin realizes she needs to stall until Danny gets there, asking Liz about what really happened. Liz explains that after she gave them the money, she had been treated more like a natural person. As a minority investor, Liz had gone with Eva to meet a potential investor. However, the guy had assaulted Liz. Liz ended up pushing him away forcefully, but he fell off the balcony they were on and died. Eva dealt with the situation, and it was chalked up to the drugs and alcohol in his system.

Erin understands that Eva must’ve held it over her when it came to the vote. Liz felt indebted to Topher, but Eva had dirt on her. It put Liz in an impossible position. Liz then describes how she wore another jacket like Eva’s underneath and skied down to push her off the precipice. She talks, too, about smothering Tiger. When she’s done talking, she sees that Erin’s teacup, with enough pills to kill her, is empty, and Erin is getting drowsy.

Meanwhile, Liz had texted Danny to say that when the text said, “It’s Liz,” she was saying that Liz and that Erin is the one who has confessed everything. However, Erin is just pretending, and she’s been dumping the tea out secretly. Erin knows she needs to get away, and her ankle still hurts too much to walk. She knows that skiing down to the city is the only option.

Liz realizes that Erin has tricked her and finds her before she can leave. There’s a struggle, but Erin manages to stumble and fall through the window, but she loses her helmet and scarf in the process. It’s a mess outside, covered in trees and boulders. Instead, she opts for a secret passage that few know about, but it’s dangerous, and there’s no way for someone else to rescue you once you’re on that path. After Erin sets off, Liz sees that Erin’s tracks lead into the forest.

Erin sets off; she gets off to an okay start, though she wipes out and needs to dig her ski out of the snow. Meanwhile, Liz can follow her tracks but injures herself badly. Erin continues skiing the difficult path, but she has skied it before. However, Liz will be following her tracks, which will make it easier and faster for Liz. Liz is close to catching up, but he runs head-on into a rock wall just before she does.

At close to the end of the path, Erin hears the sound as Liz hits the wall. Erin wants to just leave, but she knows she can’t, thinking of her brother and boyfriend dying in the snow. Erin turns back to find Liz. When she gets there, Liz is dead, and there is blood everywhere. Suddenly, she hears a buzzing. It’s Danny calling.

It’s now two days later. The police are trying to investigate everything that happened. None of them are allowed to leave the area. They are all put into a B&B in the area. Danny, Erin, Topher, Rik, Miranda, Carl and even Inigo are there.

When Erin sees Inigo, he cries out in apology for leaving them. He finally explains that he told the police the wrong name of the chalet. Erin went skiing down to the town to try to tell the police the correct location. He didn’t tell the others because he knew it was his mistake to fix. Instead, he got lost and woke up in a hospital. Inigo thinks that if only he’d gotten the name right, that they’d all still be alive. As Erin tells Inigo it’s not his fault, she thinks about how she has been told so many times that deciding to ski off-piste, Which resulted in her brother and boyfriend, wasn’t her fault.

Erin tearfully reunites with Danny and sees the rest of the group. Topher has an announcement. The buyout offer has been withdrawn, and Eva’s husband has sent him an information file from Eva. It contains dirt on a lot of people. There’s also a video of Liz and the man, the potential investor, on the balcony. It shows her not just pushing him away, but when he’s on edge, she pushes him again to make sure he falls off.

Afterward, they discuss the video, but Erin doesn’t understand why someone was filming. Then, Erin realizes that Eva is clearly someone who is not above blackmail, and she remembers that Liz had overheard Eva saying the guy liked young women who were like Liz. Eva must’ve sent Liz to him, knowing Liz would be sexually assaulted and then filmed it so she would have dirt on the investor. However, Eva hadn’t realized what Liz’s true nature was.

Meanwhile, Snoop has filed for bankruptcy and shut down the servers. Three weeks later, they’re also closing down the chalet since they’ve lost all their bookings. Topher writes Erin a note apologizing for revealing that information about her at the chalet. He also says that he turned the whole file and video in to the police.

Danny is going off to work for the B&B that the police had put them in. Before he leaves, he tells Erin about a new app he just created called Choon, which is basically like Snoop.

Premiere Magazine #281

 

The Roundup with Jeff Stockton (Season 29 Round 1)

 

 

Season 29 begins with a bang with a blockbuster right off the bat. Here's The Roundup....

3. Box Office

Between Moon Knight and The Omen, the box office of Season 29 is off to a very good start.

2. The Omen

Chad Taylor's remake took a new angle on the material as most good remakes do. I love the new ending Taylor cooked up - super creepy.

1. Moon Knight

Moon Knight is a character I'm not very familiar with, but this film was a strong introduction in LRf for him. Great visuals, great action. It was nice to see Leo finally take on a role like this, and he was a good fit for the writing.

3. N/A

2. Good Marriage

I didn't HATE Good Marriage, but I also didn't really enjoy it at the end of the day. Some scenes were really good, but the film meanders poorly and unfocused through its plot.

1. Novel Adaptations

The curse seems to be back in full effect, and there are plenty more novel adaptations on the way throughout the rest of this season.