Movie Review: ‘Littermates’

by | Nov 5, 2026 | Featured Post, Movie Reviews, Movies | 0 comments


Greetings again from the darkness. Solitude and uncertainty are poor bedfellows, leading to issues with rational thought and behavior patterns. Writer-director Scott Tinkham and co-director Michael Woloson explore this through a setting that may or may not be apocalyptic. An unspecified conflict is occurring ‘out there’, and whatever it is, it leaves a couple of folks disoriented and compromised … unsure of who they are and how they arrived.

Chester (Oliver Woolf) is set up in a home in the English countryside. The perimeter is fenced and he has a well-stocked shelter … a hint of how bad things might get. When a young man (Joey Bader) shows up, Chester looks to help him. The man is injured and dazed, unaware of who he is, how he was injured, or how he got to this spot. He can barely communicate at all. Chester nurses him back to help and rehabs his clarity by teaching his name as Liam. Rewards (hot tub and karaoke) are provided through tokens known as ‘nifties’. As Liam heals, he and Chester have a structure that seems to work … although as the viewer, we still aren’t sure whether to trust Chester or what to make of Liam.

Once Mel (Kaylee McGregor) arrives – in basically the same condition Liam was when he showed up, Chester reacts accordingly and puts her through the same rehabilitation that worked for Liam. In fact, Liam takes pride in teaching Mel some of the guidelines and rituals, while trying to provide her the counsel that has worked for him. However, while Liam settles in nicely to this new quasi-family, Mel begins to push the envelope and express curiosity about the outside world … a world in which we periodically hear sounds of war.

Chester’s theory is that by sticking together, their odds of survival and thriving are significantly better than what awaits beyond the gate and fence. The budget here is miniscule, but the message is certainly worthy of discussion.

Opening in theaters on November 6, 2026

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