Daniel Goldhaber directs Ariela Barer, Kristine Froseth and Lukas Gage in this climate change thriller where a group of appositely motivated young strangers commit a terrorist act.

After this and Cam, Goldhaber is fast becoming a director of note. Turning non-fiction works into Gen Z fantasies. This takes a direct action agitprop book and refilters the content into a Michael Mann-esque process thriller. Successfully. The small t twist wrap-up escapes reality a little but otherwise this has enough grip and grit to be very rewatchable. Previous attempts to cinefy these groups by more established directors (The East, Night Moves) have come nowhere near to achieving anything as rounded and as hopeful as How To Blow Up a Pipeline. Synth score.

8

Perfect Double Bill: Cam (2018)

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