<i>Founders Day</i> is a fun slasher that's filled with some bad acting, a broken storyline, and a lousy conclusion, but it was a lot of fun to watch. If you're looking for something to pass the time, this is it.
<b>Final thoughts:</b>
The ending's reveal was too long and ridiculous. While I did say it’s a “fun watch”, it doesn’t mean that it was a good film.
Founders Day
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Rating
1.0 (1)
Release Date
1/19/2024Runtime
107 minsOverview
A small town is shaken by a series of ominous killings in the days leading up to a heated mayoral election.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
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How It Feels
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A pitch-black satire that weaponizes slasher mechanics to skewer small-town politics and institutional hypocrisy. It's darkly funny and genuinely tense, with a masked killer serving as both legitimate threat and perfect metaphor for the town's moral rot.
Mood
TenseUnsettlingDefiant
Themes
PowerCorruptionIdentity
Tone
Satirical
Pacing
Brisk
Look
Stylized genreHigh-contrast
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Graphic violence
Naomi Grace
Allison Chambers
Devin Druid
Adam Faulkner
William Russ
Mr. Jackson
Amy Hargreaves
Blair Gladwell
Catherine Curtin
Commissioner Peterson
Emilia McCarthy
Lilly Gladwell
Olivia Nikkanen
Melissa Faulkner
Jayce Bartok
Harold Faulkner
Andrew Stewart-Jones
Thomas Chambers
Tyler James White
Rob Donahue
Erik Bloomquist
Oliver Hull
Adam Weppler
Deputy Miller
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