Blue Ruin

Blue Ruin Review

Somewhere between a coal black American pastoral and the restrained brutality of a Nicolas Winding Refn film, Jeremy Saulnier’s Blue Ruin is a chilling, minimalist, and bloody revenge thriller and cat and mouse game taking place in bucolic rural and suburban settings.

Interview: Jeremy Saulnier and Macon Blair

We talk to writer/director Jeremy Saulnier and actor Macon Blair about their work on the subdued revenge thriller Blue Ruin and about the film’s subdued nature, the creation of Blair’s character, trusting the audience to come to the right conclusions, and where Bliar’s exceptional on-screen facial hair now resides in Saulnier’s house.

The Dork Shelf Guide to TIFF 2013

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TIFF 2013: Blue Ruin Review

Blue Ruin Vanguard Director: Jeremy Saulnier Somewhere between a coal black American pastoral and the restrained brutality of a Nicolas Winding Refn film, Saulnier’s sophomore effort is a chilling, minimalist, and bloody revenge thriller and cat and mouse game taking place in bucolic rural and suburban settings. Dwayne (Macon Blair) has been driven mad after […]