Because just as Host perfectly mimicked the experience of a Zoom call – a realism that accentuated every expertly handled jolt – DASHCAM is presented as a Periscope livestream of Hardy’s real-life internet show ‘Band Car’, aka ‘The Internet’s #1 Live Improvised Music Show Broadcast From A Moving Vehicle’. Playing a heightened version of her already-provocative self, the former Giant Drag musician’s creative output was central to the film’s genesis. Annie Hardy doesn’t just star in the film – she practically is the film.
Much of DASHCAM’s gleefully obnoxious tone comes from its central figure. The other thing you need to know is that it’s brilliant, and confirms Savage – and his co-writers and fellow producers Gemma Hurley and Jed Shepherd – to be among the most exciting voices in British cinema, horror or otherwise. Rob Savage’s second feature film – his first for Blumhouse, following the success of super-sharp lockdown Zoom-seance hit Host – is imbued with the mischievous personality of an internet troll, designed to shock, confound, enrage and entertain in equal measure. Either people would not want to commit to something they were forced into everyday through work and meetings or people will like it…and Host worked.If there's one thing you need to know about DASHCAM, it’s this: yes, it is fucking with you. Going all in on the Zoom format at a time when everyone is struggling with it was a gamble. They created a rather original horror movie that does borrow stylistically (and somewhat thematically) from movies like Unfriended and Searching. I definitely admire the makers of Host for making the best out of a bad situation. It will be interesting to see how the movie holds up over the years with technology changing and time marching on. The movie does this rather effective…since many people hate sitting through Zoom meetings, a Zoom movie might not be everyone’s thing, but the movie is shot decently (the cast pretty much had to do their own work). While you do see the demon a few times, it is largely like a found footage movie where bumps, noises, and the framework of Zoom are played with for the visuals. This is what you get for breaking quarantine, Jemma
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