40/40

Scenario

A family haunted by an evil spirit for years

Their safety and their surroundings come into question when one of the children wonders if evil is real… Mark Romanek was hired to direct the film when it was called “Mother Earth.” and Alexandre Aja took over directing duties a month later.

Nolan, Samuel: Never let go

The Big Rock Candy MountainWritten by Harry McClintock Performed by Van Hunt. I was considering canceling my tickets for this the day after seeing what turned out to be one of my all time favorite movies in The Substance (10 stars).

But that turned out to be pretty cool too

I’m still reeling from the experience and thought it would take me a few days to get back to average movie expectations. I knew nothing about the movie and was treated to a pretty interesting premise and performance.

The movie plays with you, makes you guess and wonder

Halle Berry gives an excellent performance as do both child actors, especially the one who plays Nolan. I spent most of the run feeling so conflicted about each of the three characters.

(1 viewing, opening Thursday, September 19 /2024)

It has some good horror moments and effective shots. And every time I felt, “It’s good, not great”; he would hit me with a powerful scene that made me think, “No, that’s great.” Overall, I think most horror fans will have a good time with this one.