Movie Review: Nothing But the Blood
Writer/director Daniel Tucker’s Nothing But the Blood is a microbudget drama with horror elements that makes no bones about its being against organized Old Testament Christian religion, from the hypocrisy of following or interpreting some things mentioned in that text while conveniently ignoring others to the sometimes cult-like devotion of indoctrinated followers. Although the film focuses on family drama for the most part, it does deliver some fright-fare material with well-crafted practical effects, mostly in the third act. Jessica (Rachel Hudson) is a small-town newspaper reporter who requests handling the story of the controversial, cult-like Emeth church setting up locally. She interviews Pastor Michael (Nick Triola), whose mild-mannered demeanor quickly turns when she confronts him about physical abuse within the church. Jessica then meets Thomas (Jordan O’Neal) and invites him into her home, which he politely declines. She then discovers that he is a member of Emeth on one of her follow-up visits for her research. After a violent brush
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