[Movie Review] A KNIGHT’S TOUR

When COVID-19 first began, I thought it would be a great idea to watch pandemic related and virus themed movies. I even made a binge-watch list. But after watching Contagion, I was left riddled with anxiety and panic as the film was far too close to our current situation. I wasn’t expecting it to hit that close to home and it left me incredibly uncomfortable. I even stopped medicating with horror movies for a while and chose happier, uplifting things like comedies and familiar Disney films. That was almost 2 months ago now and I’m still hesitant about certain movies triggering things, but it’s time to move on which is why I gave the post-apocalyptic film A KNIGHT’S TOUR a chance.

A KNIGHT’S TOUR was directed and written by Marvin Choi. It takes place in a post-apocalyptic world, where nothing feels safe or certain. A young man, J.D. (Darnel Powell), stumbles upon a remote...