What on earth is this movie 😭 It feels like if an SNL skit and a Netflix original had a baby. These characters make typical paper thin characters seem like they are thick as a tree.

What on earth is this movie 😭 It feels like if an SNL skit and a Netflix original had a baby. These characters make typical paper thin characters seem like they are thick as a tree.

A Charming, Subtle Walk Through Jackson Hole

It can be easy to romanticize an experience outside of your normal life. A magical vacation, beautiful scenery on a hike, or a surprisingly deep conversation with a stranger can spark a feeling we put on a pedestal and chase for years to come. Sometimes that’s all that keeps us going, the hope that we might experience that feeling again. It’s why people take the same vacations year after year as they try to replicate the first time they were in this new, interesting place. It’s innocent enough when this is tied to a place or event, but having another person involved makes things a lot more complicated. Writer-director (and cinematographer and editor) duo Steven Kanter and Henry Loevner explore this in Peak Season, a film about Amy (Claudia Restrepo) and her fiancé Max (Ben Coleman) as they vacation in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. While there, Amy encounters a local named Loren (Derrick DeBlasis) who shows her around and goes on adventures with her.

Peak Season’s setup certainly has the trappings of a classic Hallmark romance. A couple from the city visiting a rural location, with the woman showing signs of unease about the relationship. All it takes is a nice, small-town man to fulfill all her hopes and dreams, right? Thankfully, the film goes in a more nuanced and singular direction, using the tropes to draw the audience in and ultimately leave them pleasantly surprised. The relationship between Amy and Loren develops naturally, and it is only a matter of circumstance for the first few times they see each other. Just a couple days into their stay, Max has to head back to town to close a deal for his business which leaves Amy alone for her fly fishing excursion taught by Loren. After this, Amy is lonely and looking for things to do, and Loren is happy to help her fill the time. This review continues at GVN

A Charming, Subtle Walk Through Jackson Hole

It can be easy to romanticize an experience outside of your normal life. A magical vacation, beautiful scenery on a hike, or a surprisingly deep conversation with a stranger can spark a feeling we put on a pedestal and chase for years to come. Sometimes that’s all that keeps us going, the hope that we might experience that feeling again. It’s why people take the same vacations year after year as they try to replicate the first time they were in this new, interesting place. It’s innocent enough when this is tied to a place or event, but having another person involved makes things a lot more complicated. Writer-director (and cinematographer and editor) duo Steven Kanter and Henry Loevner explore this in Peak Season, a film about Amy (Claudia Restrepo) and her fiancé Max (Ben Coleman) as they vacation in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. While there, Amy encounters a local named Loren (Derrick DeBlasis) who shows her around and goes on adventures with her.

Peak Season’s setup certainly has the trappings of a classic Hallmark romance. A couple from the city visiting a rural location, with the woman showing signs of unease about the relationship. All it takes is a nice, small-town man to fulfill all her hopes and dreams, right? Thankfully, the film goes in a more nuanced and singular direction, using the tropes to draw the audience in and ultimately leave them pleasantly surprised. The relationship between Amy and Loren develops naturally, and it is only a matter of circumstance for the first few times they see each other. Just a couple days into their stay, Max has to head back to town to close a deal for his business which leaves Amy alone for her fly fishing excursion taught by Loren. After this, Amy is lonely and looking for things to do, and Loren is happy to help her fill the time. This review continues at GVN

This kind of story exploring escapism through the idea of an affair isn’t anything new, but Peak Season adds a refreshing take to the narrative. 

Natural and witty dialogue, a gorgeous backdrop draped by the Teton mountain range, and acting so genuine you’d almost think you were watching a documentary.

Peak Season is a stimulating look into the lives of those that hover the line of a satisfactory life or those that question the decision of what is wrong or right for themselves.

- Florida Film Festival 2024

This kind of story exploring escapism through the idea of an affair isn’t anything new, but Peak Season adds a refreshing take to the narrative. 

Natural and witty dialogue, a gorgeous backdrop draped by the Teton mountain range, and acting so genuine you’d almost think you were watching a documentary.

Peak Season is a stimulating look into the lives of those that hover the line of a satisfactory life or those that question the decision of what is wrong or right for themselves.

- Florida Film Festival 2024

There’s a joke I could make here, but I forgot what it could be. It would’ve been peak



Season.

There’s a joke I could make here, but I forgot what it could be. It would’ve been peak



Season.