I’ve always found revenge films fascinating. In recent years, Steven Monroe’s I Spit on Your Grave and Kim Jee-woon’s I Saw the Devil pushed the envelope and took revenge horror to the next level. In a similar vein, but played out much differently is Jeremy Saulnier’s new film, Blue Ruin.

Dwight (Macon Blair) is living out of his car and dumpster diving, when he is informed that his parents’ murderer has been released from prison. He returns home to [...]