Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- disturbing
- claustrophobic
- bleak
- late night horror viewing
- short film marathon
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The plot begins with a home invasion and places the father's effort to save his family at the center of the conflict.
The threat of the family being premiered on prime-time news links their possible fate to public broadcast spectacle.
Sidney Loren is explicitly depressed while being forced into an urgent attempt to protect his family.
The 26-minute format concentrates the home invasion and rescue mission into a tightly limited dramatic arc.
Films like Pastiche, and why
The Strangers
home invasion horror, family peril, and sustained survival tension
Funny Games
contained home invasion thriller with escalating domestic dread
Panic Room
crime thriller intensity, family endangerment, and morally pressured protagonist
Movie Details
- Director
- Shivaan Makker
- Release Date
- 2020-09-25
- Runtime
- 26 min
- Rating
- 3.5 / 10 (2)
Cast
- Alex Montaldo
- Alex Pérez
- Nick DeMatteo
- Vanessa Cleary
- Mark F. O'Brien
Common questions
- What is Pastiche about?
- A despairing father battles a home invader while a family's survival is transformed into terrifying media spectacle.
- What is Pastiche like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Pastiche as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Pastiche violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Pastiche as graphic.
- Which films are like Pastiche?
- Films with a similar feel include The Strangers, Funny Games, and Panic Room.
- How long is Pastiche?
- Pastiche runs 26 minutes.
