noun
ar·ca·dia är-ˈkā-dē-ə
often capitalized
: a region or scene of simple pleasure and quiet
Nic Cage plays a father who has raised two twin teenaged boys in a post apocalyptic world where something bad lurks in the darkness of night. Daytime looks like something out of "Little House on the Prairie" but at night, they go into full lockdown. If you took "A Quiet Place," crossed it with "It Comes at Night" and threw in a little of last year's "The Boogeyman" you would have something that resembles "Arcadian." This little low budget horror film directed by Benjamin Brewer has a wonderful feel of authenticity - everyone feels real, their actions, their home, their neighbours - you believe it all. It's a horror film and we have seen much of everything here before, but it's really well done. I fully bought in largely because of the young cast, the boys (Jaeden Martell, Maxwell Jenkins) and the neighbours' daughter (Sadie Soverall); they were all so brilliant. These kids felt real. Catch this hairy beast in theatres now.
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