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Aug 5, 2022 · John Logan's directorial debut is a tonal misfire that fails to explore the horror of gay conversion camps or the slasher genre. The film stars Kevin Bacon as a villainous counselor and Theo Germaine as a non-binary lead, but lacks any style or suspense.
Kevin Bacon plays Owen Whistler in this slasher horror film set at an LGBTQIA+ conversion camp. Several queer campers join Whistler for a week of programming intended to "help them find a new...
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- Kevin Bacon
- John Logan
- Blumhouse Productions
- Mixed Messages of Fear and Cheer
- Conversion Therapy: The Real-Life Horror
- On Heroes and Villains
In the film, Owen Whistler (Kevin Bacon) runs a weeklong conversion program for LGBTQ youth, most of whom have been sent by their families to be "cured." Whistler deceptively tells the campers, "If you're happy with the way you are, then more power to you," adding that God doesn't hate them. Jordan (Theo Germaine), the film's central protagonist, w...
In another scene, star athlete Stu (Cooper Koch) is subjected to electric shock therapy as punishment for sex with another camper, Gabriel (Darwin del Fabro)... who turns out to be an undercover agent for the sadistic counselors. With electrodes attached to his chest, Stu is shocked with each image flash of a burly man, in an attempt to associate g...
Though moviegoers are led to believe that the LGBTQ youth are being hunted by a bloodthirsty maniac, the actual targets of They/Them are the bigoted Whistler Camp staff. In the last scenes, the masked assassin is revealed -- a former camper named Angie (Anna Chlumsky) driven mad by her abuse. Disguised as Molly, the camp nurse, Angie was able to ca...
Jul 25, 2022 · Jul 25, 2022 4:00am PT. ‘They/Them’ Review: Peacock’s Gay Conversion Camp Slasher Suffers From an Identity Crisis. John Logan's directorial debut can't decide if it wants to deliver...
Aug 5, 2022 · They/Them: Directed by John Logan. With Kevin Bacon, Theo Germaine, Anna Chlumsky, Carrie Preston. A group of teenagers at an LGBTQ+ conversion camp endures unsettling psychological techniques while being stalked by a mysterious masked killer.
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- Drama, Horror, Mystery
- John Logan
- 2022-08-05
Aug 4, 2022 · ‘They/Them’ Review: Kevin Bacon Stars in a Conversion Camp Slasher That’s Smarter Than It Is Scary. Academy Award-nominated screenwriter John Logan makes his directorial debut with a horror...
Aug 5, 2022 · They/Them debuts on Peacock on Aug. 5, 2022. A more straightforward film than its shlocky title might suggest, John Logan’s directorial debut They/Them (pronounced “they slash them”)...
