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Nov 22, 2022 · Blood Relatives: Directed by Noah Segan. With Noah Segan, Victoria Moroles, Akasha Villalobos, C.L. Simpson. A vampire's loner lifestyle is thrown into disarray when a teenager shows up claiming to be his daughter, and she's got the fangs to prove it.
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- Comedy, Horror
- Noah Segan
- 2022-11-22
Francis, a 115-year-old Yiddish vampire, still looks 35. He’s been roaming American backroads in his beat-up muscle car for decades, keeping to himself, and ...
- 2 min
- 79.8K
- Shudder
A father-daughter road trip with a vampiric twist, Blood Relatives is one horror-comedy genre mashup that sucks in all the right ways. Read Critics Reviews Critics Reviews
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- Noah Segan
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Nov 22, 2022 · A vampire father and his half-human daughter reunite in Texas and face various challenges and dangers. Read the review of this road movie that mixes humor, drama and Jewish references.
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By Matt Donato
Updated: Nov 22, 2022 7:05 pm
Posted: Nov 22, 2022 6:57 pm
Blood Relatives is now streaming on Shudder.
Noah Segan's feature-length directorial debut Blood Relatives pours on cadaverous cuteness in this indie vampire dramedy about surprise fatherhood responsibilities. Clear budgetary restrictions hinder feeding sequences, which becomes more a feature than a bug as Segan's screenplay reveals itself as a paternal character study. Cameras shy away when fangs are about to puncture flesh, distracted by Robert Allaire's plucky uptempo score or another Yiddish one-liner. Blood Relatives tells an undead tale about family values and compassionate sacrifice on a bargain value, trading shakier technical chops for emphasized storytelling sweetness by the barrel full.
Segan stars as a century-old Yiddish vampire named Francis, a slick leather-jacket rebel without a purpose or pulse. He's modeled after "The Fonz" and drives his beat-up ‘60s Barracuda muscle car down desolate American highways until the sun comes out and he requires shelter. That's until Jane (Victoria Moroles) appears at his motel door and drops a bombshell — she's his 15-year-old half-vampire daughter. Francis doesn't seem keen on becoming a father overnight, but Jane needs someone to show her the vampiric ropes. Maybe there's more to Francis under the jet-black greaser hair, overcompensating automobile, and nonchalant personality in place of vulnerable emotions.
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Blood Relatives is a warts-and-all brand of vampire indie that gets by with a bit of help from tremendous actor chemistry. Noah Segan does splendidly in front of the camera as a father finding himself yet loses footing behind the director's chair. Victoria Moroles acts as a formidable performative sparring partner, playing both instigator and lifes...
Blood Relatives is a low-budget indie film about a Yiddish vampire who meets his half-vampire daughter for the first time. The film focuses on their father-daughter relationship and their adventures on the road, rather than on horror or action.
- Matt Donato
Oct 8, 2022 · A vampire's loner lifestyle is thrown into disarray when a teenager shows up claiming to be his daughter, and she's got the fangs to prove it. On a road trip across America's blacktops, they ...
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Nov 22, 2022 · Blood Relatives review – smart vampire comedy with blood and bite. A snappily directed debut from frequent Rian Johnson collaborator Noah Segan about a teenage girl looking for...
