Synopsis
They came to slay.
A group of gay friends head to Palm Springs to ring in the New Year. Things take a terrifying turn as the friends all search for someone to kiss at midnight, and invite a killer into their midst.
Directed by Carter Smith
A group of gay friends head to Palm Springs to ring in the New Year. Things take a terrifying turn as the friends all search for someone to kiss at midnight, and invite a killer into their midst.
Into the Dark: Midnight Kiss, O Beijo da Virada, Beso a medianoche, Beso de medianoche, A sötétség titkai - Éjféli csók, 미드나잇 키스, Навстречу тьме 2: Полуночный поцелуй, Into the Dark 16: Midnight Kiss
Starts off strong, but quickly descends into a tension-free thirst-trap thriller. It had a huge potential to go for slasher gold, but the kills are too uncreative and the pacing is all over the place. Yet, it does have a silly gay charm that’s kind of hard to resist.
First, I would just like to say I hate Hulu because it decided to intercut a commercial right in the middle of a kill and as one of the gays was getting killed it cut to a Kermit the Frog commercial 😭
Second, I would like to say bless this movie for being unapologetically gay and giving us a plethora of ass shots and a super brief but exciting shot of a peen!!!
Third, the reference to Lady Gaga’s iconic “there can be 100 people in a room...” quote made me scream louder than I care to admit. If you know, you know 🤷🏻♂️
Finally, this is a more-than-decent little slasher flick that has fun with itself, and while the kills may not be anything to write home about in the uniqueness department, it’s overall a very welcomed entrance into the gay slasher sub genre and I desperately need more! 😭🙌🏼
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
It’s not that great as a slasher, but it deserves credit for being the first movie to describe its killer as a “psychopath bottom”.
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
I think Lukas Gage is being typecast as a psycho twink.
Under the stars at midnight, a kiss becomes the bridge between what was and what could be.
Let's play slay a gay.
i know it took me a while to watch this but wow, i really was not missing out on anything. so many over-the-top stereotypes, the killer's motivation was so stupid, and this felt like more of an exploitation film rather than horror. some of the visuals were nice but i didn't really like this one.
I’m thanking Gay God this wasn’t the camp fest that I feared it would be. The characters here feel like real, actual people and their relationships are so genuine and relatable. Only one character was a stereotype at first but even he ended up feeling genuine.
There may be a lack of inventive kills but the focus on character relationships and tension makes up for that, in my book.
And god bless all the men who showed us Dat Ass.
For a gay slasher taking place on New Year’s Eve, this felt completely bland. I didn’t hate it but it was incredibly predictable and at times frustratingly underwhelming. What was the point of the killer suiting up at the club for nothing? Why didn’t they go through with what could’ve been the most interesting and deserved kill? Also, what a weak motive and what a terrible way to end it all, like where’s the rest of the movie? There was however, an abundance of pasty ass that felt more like when you point a laser at the wall to keep your cat distracted so I unenthusiastically pawed at this for a bit until the laser just went away.
Horrors in this house, there's some horrors in this house!
Finally! An Into the Dark film that actually delivers! Carter Smith's queer slasher is a sexy, thoroughly watchable whoddunit with a mystery that I'll admit had me guessing throughout. The juicy surprises in this fit its New Year's theme like a bespoke leather glove tailor-made for its masked assailant and for the queer audience it so affectionately makes feel seen with its engaging representation.
Overall, this really worked for me. It's unabashedly queer as it takes on everything from the traditional straight male gaze (the nudity and deliberate camerawork in this are small steps toward closing the enormous chasm between rare male and far more excessive female nudity in horror)…