Creature in the Dark (2020)

Creature in the Dark: Directed by Jacob Perrett. With Jarrett Ayers, Anthony Derington, Evan Gleason, Arion Manuel. After strange creatures arrive, a husband waiting for the return of his wife must take on the role of a father figure to his young daughter.

“Animal documentaries are legion. u0026quot;Desertsu0026quot; is one of them. Documentaries describing the difficult living conditions in desert environments are numerous. u0026quot;Desertsu0026quot; is one of them. But definitely not is not just another of them. Yes, you will find yourself on familiar ground but no, you will not yawn – not for a second: boredom is not on Andy Mitchell and his crewu0026#39;s agenda. Quite the opposite in fact. In u0026quot;Desertsu0026quot;, an episode in the remarkable National Geographic series u0026quot;Untamed Americasu0026quot;, there is surprise, there is excitement, there is passion, there is comedy, there is tragedy, there is magic. Letu0026#39;s put it simply, it is one of the best wildlife films ever made.nPart of the excitement noted above comes from the technical qualities of the film, though there is more to it than just that. All possible means are used to awaken, support or revive the interest of the spectator: microphotography, macrophotography, drones, speeding up, slowing down, placing cameras in the most unlikely places, editing at the perfect pace. An undeniable technical brilliance that is never an end in itself but always put at the service of its subject, propeling us into a savage world and make us a direct witness of the daily struggle of living beings for food, reproduction and sheer survival. Of course mere technque would not suffice to make what I name u0026quot;one of the best wildlife films ever madeu0026quot;. What really makes it atreat is the choice of the animals filmed, all amazingly unusual, whether it is in the way they look or in the way they behave. Among others, I would mention the half tragic half hilarious sequence of the penguins of the Atacama Desert (yes, such animals exist !) and that of the odd ballet of the pink flamingoes at the top of the Andes (No, Iu0026#39;m not delirious!).nDonu0026#39;t miss u0026quot;Desertsu0026quot; nor any of the three other episodes of u0026quot;Untamed Americasu0026quot; under any circumstances. In 46 minutes, you will have seen an incredible amount of uncommon wildlife scenes, both realistic and poetic. So, take my word for it: these 46 minutes will not have been wasted.”