{"id":1147,"date":"2021-08-11T13:34:26","date_gmt":"2021-08-11T11:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/genevray.com\/jerome\/?p=1147"},"modified":"2021-11-17T11:18:52","modified_gmt":"2021-11-17T10:18:52","slug":"the-swarm-3-on-netflix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genevray.com\/jerome\/?p=1147","title":{"rendered":"The Swarm, #1 on Netflix"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\"><strong><em>T<\/em><\/strong><em><strong>he Swarm \/ La Nu\u00e9e<\/strong> was #1 in the world on Netflix for one week<\/em>, <em>with 22 millions hours viewed in two weeks. 89% at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/the_swarm_2020\" target=\"_blank\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u00ab\u00a0What Alfred Hitchcock did for birds, The Swarm does for grasshoppers in this extravagantly eerie, rootedly practical horror film.&nbsp;\u00a0\u00bb (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/goings-on-about-town\/movies\/the-swarm\">The New Yorker<\/a>)<\/p><p>\u00ab\u00a0<em>The Swarm<\/em>&nbsp;is&nbsp;It is an impressive debut feature by director Just Philippot, from a script by J\u00e9r\u00f4me Genevray and Frank Victor (&#8230;) A great film that intelligently weaves together cinematic genres, part social drama, part horror, building up great tension until the inevitable final sequence which lends the film its title.\u00a0\u00bb (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/sheenascott\/2021\/08\/07\/the-swarm-a-great-new-french-horror-on-netflix\/?sh=29b90e6a39e5\">Forbes magazine<\/a>)<\/p><p>\u00ab\u00a0This French Indie horror takes the best cues from the genre to tell a creepy, grounded tale about a bereaved family\u00a0\u00bb (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/entertainment\/review\/2021\/aug\/07\/the-swarm-review-this-creature-feature-is-good-horror-2341242.html\" target=\"_blank\">New Indian Express<\/a>)<\/p><p>\u00ab\u00a0You might never sleep again after watching this creepy horror movie dominating Netflix today\u00a0\u00bb (<a href=\"https:\/\/bgr.com\/entertainment\/you-might-never-sleep-again-after-watching-this-creepy-horror-movie-dominating-netflix-today\/amp\/\">BGR<\/a>)<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00bb&nbsp;It really got under my skin with its deliberately drawn-out tempo, and always followed up with a full-frontal assault on the senses.\u00a0\u00bb (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/readysteadycut.com\/2021\/08\/05\/review-the-swarm-netflix-film\/\" target=\"_blank\">ReadySteadyCut<\/a>)<\/p><p>\u00ab\u00a0The writers of \u2018The Swarm\u2019 [Genevray and Victor] recognize the horror of nature, of hunger, and the seeking of flesh, to convey horror, disgust and an incessant feeling of unease to the viewer.&nbsp;\u00a0\u00bb (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eastmojo.com\/movies\/2021\/08\/11\/the-swarm-plays-it-safe-and-realistic-but-not-without-teaching-lessons\/\" target=\"_blank\">East Mojo<\/a>)<\/p><p>\u00ab\u00a0<em>Rather than distract audiences with silly pseudo-science, The Swarm opts for ambiguity in all aspects of storytelling.<\/em>\u00a0\u00bb (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/theabominabledrwelsh.blog\/2021\/08\/06\/the-swarm-buzzes-onto-netflix-with-skin-crawling-horror\/?amp&amp;__twitter_impression=true\" target=\"_blank\">The Abominable Dr Welsh<\/a>)<\/p><p>\u00ab\u00a0Not for the squeamish but fun for fans of body horror with Cronenbergian intellectual underpinnings\u00a0\u00bb (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.screendaily.com\/reviews\/the-swarm-cannes-label-review\/5153977.article\">Screendaily<\/a>)<\/p><cite>\u00ab\u00a0Netflix\u2019s terrifying French thriller The Swarm is creeping out subscribers !\u00a0\u00bb (<a href=\"https:\/\/best-of-netflix.com\/netflixs-terrifying-french-thriller-the-swarm-is-creeping-out-subscribers\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/best-of-netflix.com\/netflixs-terrifying-french-thriller-the-swarm-is-creeping-out-subscribers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Best of Netflix<\/a>)<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81222576\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"wp-image-1149\" style=\"width: 300px;\" src=\"http:\/\/genevray.com\/jerome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/The-swarm-netflix-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/genevray.com\/jerome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/The-swarm-netflix-2.jpg 665w, https:\/\/genevray.com\/jerome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/The-swarm-netflix-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/genevray.com\/jerome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/The-swarm-netflix-2-520x292.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" class=\"wp-image-1161\" style=\"width: 300px;\" src=\"http:\/\/genevray.com\/jerome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/TheSwarm-netflix.jpg\" alt=\"The Swarm Netflix - Jerome Genevray &amp; Franck Victor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/genevray.com\/jerome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/TheSwarm-netflix.jpg 474w, https:\/\/genevray.com\/jerome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/TheSwarm-netflix-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81222576\" target=\"_blank\">Watch La Nu\u00e9e \/ The Swarm on Netflix<\/a> !<br><em>Written by J\u00e9r\u00f4me Genevray &amp; Franck Victor, directed by Just Philippot.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Swarm \/ La Nu\u00e9e was #1 in the world on Netflix for one week, with 22 millions hours viewed in two 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