{"id":1394,"date":"2016-04-09T00:01:51","date_gmt":"2016-04-09T00:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hunterword.com\/?p=1394"},"modified":"2017-10-08T12:16:56","modified_gmt":"2017-10-08T16:16:56","slug":"natalie-lally-reviews-youre-killing-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/index.php\/natalie-lally-reviews-youre-killing-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Natalie Lally Reviews YOU&#8217;RE KILLING ME"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Special Correspondent Natalie Lally <\/strong>\u2013<br \/>\nA perfect mixture of horror and romantic comedy, YOU\u2019RE KILLING ME is a gay slasher film poking barbs at society\u2019s self-absorbed Internet culture. George (Jeffery Self), an entertainment and social media maven, creates viral videos every week with the help of friends. He also is\u00a0a bachelor until\u00a0one evening he crosses paths with a handsome stranger,\u00a0Joe (Matthew McKelligon). Joe\u2019s handsomeness\u00a0wins\u00a0George\u2019s heart as well as blinds him to signs of a dark personality.<\/p>\n<p>George\u2019s vanity gets the best of him. His\u00a0friends want get to know Joe better, concerned about his awkwardness and murder jokes. Suspicions arise after a few friends disappear and all signs lead to the Joe. Lots of one-liners will provoke laughs. Director Jim Hansen has\u00a0created an ingenious horror\/comedy hybrid. His\u00a0film is jammed with murder scenes that\u00a0provide a\u00a0bloody good time. with\u00a0gruesome flashbacks and graphic bodies, there isn\u2019t much left to the imagination.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1414\" src=\"http:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/killingme1.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/killingme1-300x175.jpg 300w, http:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/killingme1-768x448.jpg 768w, http:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/killingme1.jpg 990w\" alt=\"killingme1\" width=\"800\" height=\"466\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This film has an underlying message that the obsession with Internet culture can be a huge distraction for millennials. While Hansen began to raise money for the production on IndieGoGo, the casting for lead roles was already finished. \u201cThis is a movie about people overwhelmingly caught up in creating online content, created by people overwhelmingly caught up in creating online content,\u201d he was quoted as saying.<\/p>\n<p>Hansen and cast member Drew Droege have created Chloe Savigny videos; cast members Jeffery Self and Bryan Safi have a series on YouTub,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Bf-2d-V-6Wk&amp;list=PL6A9622C5B3B96F25&amp;index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> What Do You Think BLANK Is Doing Right Now?<\/a>, and half of the cast had also made an appearance in Hansen\u2019s web series called, \u201cParagon School For Girls.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Bf-2d-V-6Wk?list=PL6A9622C5B3B96F25\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>Now available On-Demand across all digital platforms including iTunes, Vimeo On Demand, and WolfeOnDemand, YOU\u2019RE KILLING ME is a great flick filled with hysterical performers that will keep you laughing and looking over your shoulder in fear.<\/p>\n<p><em>Directed by Jim Hansen<br \/>\nWritten by Jim Hansen, Jeffery Self<br \/>\nProduced by Jim Hansen, Jeffrey Self, Ross Tipograph<br \/>\nEdited by Michael Frost<br \/>\nCinematographer: Janine Sides<br \/>\nStarring Jeffery Self, Matthew McKelligon, Bryan Safi, Edi Patterson, Drew Droege, Jack Plotnick, Matthew Wilkas, Rachel Shukert, James Cerne, Shaughn Buchholz, Sam Pancake, Carolyn Hennesy, Mindy Cohn, Christian Olguin, Ranney Draper, Brigid Ryan<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>____________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reviewers Note:<\/strong> JIM HANSEN &#8211; DIRECTOR\/WRITER : Hansen has created several web series, including \u201cThe Chloe Videos,\u201d \u201cParagon School for Girls\u201d and \u201cMy Drunk Aunts\u201d for Above Average. His popular YouTube channel has nearly 5 million views. He has also had several shorts in film festivals including, \u201cVideo Night,\u201d \u201cPretty Parts\u201d and \u201cRadiance.\u201d Jim has also worked in many other areas in film and television ranging from production designer to costume designer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>____________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Natalie Lally can be reached at\u00a0natalielallye@gmail.com<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-464\" src=\"http:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/natalie1000-300x199.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/natalie1000-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/natalie1000-768x508.jpg 768w, http:\/\/hunterword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/natalie1000.jpg 1000w\" alt=\"natalie1000\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\nloading classifieds&#8230;<\/center><script src=\"http:\/\/hunterword.campusave.com\/includes\/api.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/huntercuny.uloop.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Hunter College Classifieds in New York City, New York\" src=\"http:\/\/hunterword.campusave.com\/images\/powered-by-uloop3.gif\" alt=\"Hunter College Classifieds in New York City, New York\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Special Correspondent Natalie Lally \u2013 A perfect mixture of horror and romantic comedy, YOU\u2019RE KILLING ME is a gay slasher film poking barbs at society\u2019s self-absorbed Internet culture. 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