Exploring Humanity Through Sci-Fi
Exploring Humanity Through Sci-Fi · Jul 9, 2026 · 18:34
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Tony revisits the haunting 2013 Sundance breakout We Are What We Are, a slow‑burn horror drama that redefined the cannibal‑family subgenre with emotional depth and atmospheric dread. The film — now streaming on Netflix, Prime Video, Roku Channel (as of July), Tubi, Fawesome, and Pluto TV — remains a landmark in modern American horror.
Tony speaks with the filmmakers and cast who shaped its unsettling world:
Nick Damici — co‑writer and cast member
Jim Mickle — director
Bill Sage — Frank Parker, the patriarch
Julia Garner — a rising talent whose performance signaled a major career ahead
Set against relentless rain and rural isolation, We Are What We Are follows the Parker family as they cling to a ritualistic, generational secret. Mickle and Damici’s adaptation of the Mexican original transforms the story into a meditation on grief, faith, and the terror of inherited duty.
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