It's like what SLC Punk would be if it was a horror film.

Green Room is an intensity fueled thrill ride. It tells the story of a punk band, The Ain't Rights, who are down on their luck, living out of their van and siphoning gas to get to gigs. When they play a show at a neo-nazi bar (hilariously opening their set with a cover of "Nazi Punks Fuck Off) they end up in a horrible situation when they stumble upon a dead body.

Jeremy Saulnier knows a thing or two about tension, because this movie is tense. as. fuck. It's gorgeously shot, the sound design is on-point, and the editing is quite tasteful. That's not to say it shies away from brutality and gore though. It's definitely not for the squeamish. It's the very definition of a punk horror film.

Another thing that makes this movie so great is the fact the way its characters are written. They feel real. They're vulnerable. they're just a bunch of kids who want to survive, and they are more than willing to fight to do so (in true punk spirit). This only serves to ratchet the tension even more, because you genuinely want these people to live.

At the end of the day, this movie is extremely solid and I'm definitely planning to see it again, and own it. It's a solid A in my book.