I always find it a bit interesting (and slightly humorous) when competing studios release similarly themed films within close proximity. These occurrences — “twin films” as they’re commonly referred — are things that could be chalked up to chance; although, whenever I take notice of them, I ofen find myself imagining studio executives involved in industrial intellectual property espionage, or disgruntled studio grunts giving the rival studio the 411 on the latest blockbuster in development just to spite their studio overlords.

Whatever the reason(s), the twin film phenomenon has occurred at least once a year from mainstream cinema’s infancy to present day. Some examples include 1997’s Dante’s Inferno and Volcano, 2006’s The Illusionist and The Prestige, and last year’s 90s-set, coming-of-age skate flicks Mid90s and Skate Kitchen. But cinema’s most recent set of twin films comes with a lot of heated controversy…

If you haven’t guessed it already, I’m referring to Ready or Not (which we recently reviewed) and a film titled The Hunt. Both evoke a sense of “The Most Dangerous Game” and promise gory thrills; however, in the case of these twin films, only one will reach the finish line.