Review: ‘Knock at the Cabin’ is a Good Thriller but a Watered-Down Adaptation

M. Night Shyamalan releases are interesting. His early career is lined with amazing films with crazy twists that shift your perspective of the film, and then he released The Last Airbender and a couple other flushers, and his career has been shaky since. A lot of people really liked Split, a solid horror movie with a rising star in Anya Taylor-Joy. Then Glass became the movie people regretted was ever made, and Old was just, it wasn’t great. So, coming into Knock at the Cabin, most had the same coin flip mentality as I did: will this be something great, or will this be something that is simply there? I am here to say, I don’t know. Knock at the Cabin is an interesting film in many respects, yet also a boring film in many other respects.

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UW Film Club Podcast #90: Signs

“Morgan, this podcast stuff is just about a bunch of nerds who never had a girlfriend their whole lives.”

For today’s podcast, we look over M. Night Shyamalan’s 2002 invasion film Signs and its cultural impact by fans of the eccentric director’s style. Here, we discuss its beautiful shot composition, timeless framing/VFX, the absurd yet heartfelt dialogue, how it cemented Shyamalan in the world of auteurs, and how the film encompasses the true meaning of faith and family while also begging the question: Does M. Night Shyamalan hate dogs? Find out here on the UW Film Club’s 90th podcast episode!

On this episode: Drew Favors, Bennett Nye

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UW Film Club Podcast #21 – Unbreakable

“Do you know what the scariest thing is? To not know your place in this podcast . . . to not know why you’re podcasting.” This week club alumni Jacob Carlson brings M. Night Shyamalan’s super hero film, Unbreakable, onto the show. Before the genre as we know it, Shyamalan made this comic book film that talks about the very notion of the hero and the tropes these heroes are sourced from. We talk about how Unbreakable differs from the recently released Glass, the context in which the film was released, and where this film fits within Shyamalan’s diverse filmography. Get ready for the twist in the 21st episode of the UW Film Club Podcast!

On this week’s episode: Jacob Carlson, Cynthia Li, and Greg Arietta.

You can find us on Facebook at /UWFilmClub, and on Twitter and Instagram @FilmClubUW.  Make sure to rate, comment, and subscribe to our podcast on Apple Podcasts,  Soundcloud, Spotify, and Google Play, and tune in every Monday for a new episode of the UW Film Club Podcast!