Wuchak RELEASED IN 2016 and directed by Andy Palmer, "Badlands of Kain" chronicles events when two young women (Rachelle Dimaria & Katrina Norman) embark on a road trip from Southern California to Flagstaff, but breakdown near Kain, Arizona, where the people are weird.This is a low budget indie mystery/horror, but it's professionally made. The plot is a little reminiscent of "Messiah of Evil" (1973) with elements of "Psycho" (1960/1998). It plays like a movie-length Twilight Zone episode, albeit set in the modern day. The story needed tightened up, however; 20 minutes could've easily been shaved off the runtime. But I didn't really mind; the two females kept my attention, especially Katrina Norman. Speaking of which, the creators kept things tasteful with only one tame underwear sequence and no nudity. THE MOVIE RUNS 1 hour 48 minutes and was shot in Lake Isabella, Kernville & Bakersfield, California. WRITER: Rachelle Dimaria, who plays the protagonist, Shannon. GRADE: B-/C+

Michael Ledo Kris (Katrina Norman) and Shannon (Rachelle Dimaria) are besties on a road trip from California to Flagstaff Arizona. Along a back road, Ladybug, the best car in the world, breaks down. They are rescued by Father Terry (Paul Soter) of Kain who also operates a wrecker service. The town is odd and the girls are anxious to get on the road.Yes this is similar to a couple of movies I won't name to prevent spoiling the plot. I even had a clever title to go along with it. Let's just say I enjoyed the other films more than this one. This film took too long to develop and the payoff I had already figured out. The acting was passable. The film was more of a Twilight Zone type of thriller than horror. Decent film with a nice surprise.Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity.

dukeakasmudge ***Spoilers Ahead, Maybe?*** I've read so many reviews comparing Badlands Of Kain to an episode of Twilight Zone & I'm going to be another 1...... Watching Badlands Of Kain was like watching a 1 hour 50 minute episode of The Twilight Zone.It's a good movie that's worth watching.I don't know if it's worth buying or renting (I wouldn't rent or buy it myself) but I'd recommend watching it at least once.It had my attention right from the start till the very end & that was the best part, the ending.I did not see it coming.I was expecting that the town of Kain was a town full of some type of monsters or something but it wasn't, it was something else.I won't spoil it for anybody so you'll just have to see it for yourself.If you're a fan of The Twilight Zone then maybe you'd enjoy it more than somebody who's not.I'm not a Twilight Zone fan at all so I guess you don't have to be to like Badlands Of Kain

jmcgowan-80805 Nothing happens. You as the audience will find yourself pointing at the television and asking the characters why they are so stupid. By the time something finally does happen, you've lost interest. You're probably checking your Facebook account to see if someone liked the picture of your dog that you took earlier that day or you are catching up on sports scores. The characters are uninteresting. The creepy guy isn't creepy, which I find odd because there are so many creepy people out there. They should have spit out their window on a Sunday and found someone better. The acting is bad. I'm not sure why anyone liked this movie. I think sometimes people are "supposed to" like boring movies to justify why they wasted their time watching it. My advice though is to skip it.