Rosanna Arquette is so talented. This is so not my kind of movie and I was still glued to the screen every second she was on it.
This is a worthwhile, interesting and unique story, that was unfortunately clearly made on a shoestring budget. Bring back low-budget horror movies that have souls.

Rosanna Arquette is so talented. This is so not my kind of movie and I was still glued to the screen every second she was on it.
This is a worthwhile, interesting and unique story, that was unfortunately clearly made on a shoestring budget. Bring back low-budget horror movies that have souls.

Finding revelation at the bottom of a bottle, in the excretions of a capitalist totem, at the end of a telephone line with God. 

I’ve not seen a film juggle disparate elements this well in a while. It’s not really a horror as the genre tag would attest, more of a corporate drama that uses systematic corruption as a gateway into the supernatural. Worker exploitation, female agency, patriarchal constraints, it’s all here and given just attention. Trust Hodges to explore the way institutions can cause fault-lines in our reality, it’s just the ephemeral pushing through from the other side this time. 

Rosanna Arquette is superb as the femme supernaturale, bolstered by a cast of equally gung-ho performances and the whole thing is shot consistently well. I just wish it had more pace, more dynamic direction, more mysticism. Maybe it’s an inherent clamouring for more horror and less drama. 

Scope to go up on a rewatch. Good stuff.

Finding revelation at the bottom of a bottle, in the excretions of a capitalist totem, at the end of a telephone line with God. 

I’ve not seen a film juggle disparate elements this well in a while. It’s not really a horror as the genre tag would attest, more of a corporate drama that uses systematic corruption as a gateway into the supernatural. Worker exploitation, female agency, patriarchal constraints, it’s all here and given just attention. Trust Hodges to explore the way institutions can cause fault-lines in our reality, it’s just the ephemeral pushing through from the other side this time. 

Rosanna Arquette is superb as the femme supernaturale, bolstered by a cast of equally gung-ho performances and the whole thing is shot consistently well. I just wish it had more pace, more dynamic direction, more mysticism. Maybe it’s an inherent clamouring for more horror and less drama. 

Scope to go up on a rewatch. Good stuff.

“Some people can’t wear watches.”

Loved the intro. There’s something really magnetic about bold font on plain backdrop and a really catchy tune powering it through. 
It’s an odd film for sure. Time doesnt seem to exist in it. On the surface it is a VERY dark and twisted family drama. The dad is abusive and manipulative, weirdly comparing her to her mother in a way that seems on the precipice of sexual. 
I like the supernatural element, but theres another layer that is sort of commentary on how were callously abusing the planet through capitalism which is cool... its just too ahead of its time. Its one of the rare occasions id like a remake.
The reporter looks like the singer of boomtown rats.

“Some people can’t wear watches.”

Loved the intro. There’s something really magnetic about bold font on plain backdrop and a really catchy tune powering it through. 
It’s an odd film for sure. Time doesnt seem to exist in it. On the surface it is a VERY dark and twisted family drama. The dad is abusive and manipulative, weirdly comparing her to her mother in a way that seems on the precipice of sexual. 
I like the supernatural element, but theres another layer that is sort of commentary on how were callously abusing the planet through capitalism which is cool... its just too ahead of its time. Its one of the rare occasions id like a remake.
The reporter looks like the singer of boomtown rats.