Monster Portal

2022 1h 20m EN

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5.6

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★5.6TMDB · 98

HorrorMysteryFantasy

Synopsis

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A young woman inherits her estranged father's estate after his mysterious death. Once she and her friends arrive at the mansion, they discover that the home is on an old cemetery, which has the power of opening a portal to another realm, which contains the creatures foretold to the world by writer H.P. Lovecraft.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Where to watch · US

Cast

Sian Altman
Celine
Sarah Alexandra Marks
April
Louis James
Rich
Judy Tcherniak
Edda
George Nettleton
Nick
Richard Harfst
Peter

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Matthew B.C.
Writers: Matthew B.C., Mario von Czapiewski, Scott Chambers
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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80 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Matthew B.C., shot by Jack Peter Mundy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Scott Chambers shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Sian Altman and Sarah Alexandra Marks and Louis James carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt14157332 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 98 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Matthew B.C. directs. Jack Peter Mundy behind the camera. Scott Chambers cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

180 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 4 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Matthew B.C., shot by Jack Peter Mundy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Scott Chambers shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Sian Altman and Sarah Alexandra Marks and Louis James carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt14157332 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 98 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 9 themes, including "monster", "ritual", "paranormal phenomena", "giant monster".

The technical file

Cinematography: Jack Peter Mundy
Editing: Scott Chambers
Runtime: 80 min · 1h 20m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Monster Portal (2022)

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Alex2022-03-17
★ 2/10
Monster Portal 2022, what happens when you have a portal connected to a lovecraftian nightmare? Well you get this. It's just such a kickass concept! I barely see lovecraft type monsters get any love let alone a movie where a ton appear! Too bad the human characters are so boringggg! The dialogue is bad too, unlike good kaiju movies like Godzilla or king kong which have great human characters or at least interesting. But these are flat out boring! The dad is the most interesting character to be honest. I swear it was so boring the first half that I was watching it and I still don't know wtf is happening and not in some crazy David Lynch way where it's great and grows on you, no it's just boring. When the monsters start appearing somewhat it gets more interesting but ofc it's bad CGI, the bane of newer monster/kaiju movies. Some of the cinematography is cool but still kinda average. The forest shot at the end is pretty though the way the light is; the CGI there doesn't help at all though. The pacing is very strange the whole movie goes by and feels like all of it was set up. Is there a sequel planned? Is there a director's cut? #releasetheMatthewcut?? The monster design is cool ofc the CGI ain't as bad as you'd think to be honest, it kinda works makes it more Eldritch-y. I petition that a big studio makes a Lovecraft cinematic universe though, how cool would that be!! If Disney does it maybe Galactus can be in it, Cthulhu Vs. Galactus!!!

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