The Ruins (2008)

If you're going to talk about treasures of the 2000s, you simply
can't stop the conversation before discussing The Ruins. The
Aughts pod has easy work to do with titles like House of
Wax and The Hitcher, since there's a higher level of
buy in from the start. But the archivists' work is done with
titles that didn't have the weight of classic reputations behind
them! From director Carter Smith, The Ruins is a jewel
that lays bare the country's post-9/11 "America First!" rotting
core before the slogan was popularized by a super dickhead years
down the line. It also moves at a dead sprint and is filled with
terror and top notch gore. Great performances abound from era
staples like Shawn Ashmore and Laura Ramsay, and Jena Malone and
Jonathan Tucker are giving incredible turns as the worst, most
recognizable straight couple you've ever met. The
Ruins is good, actually, and it's about time we placed it on
the mantle next to biggies like Black Xmas!


Produced by: Jordan Crucchiola


Music by: Sam Wineman