• Not a large one but another small feather in the cap for Joel Edgerton and Riley Keough who continue to do steady work lately
  • Shults has a knack for high stress/tension and paranoia through film style—not a narrative director really which is fine
  • Shults creates atmosphere
  • Love the 4-5 dreamy surrealism sequences- I think that’s why it’s in the archives for me- it makes the entire situation ambiguous and quite haunting- though not traditionally
  • Tough awkward moments between characters
  • It’s dire, bleak an nihilistic- reminded me of the road in terms of what sort of statement it makes on humanity—even having said that- it’s really a chamber drama- it’s not an expansive world, or overly ambitious cinema actually
  • The shot above is a wow-er—I wish there was more like it- another reason to archive and rewatch
  • Two big moments of intensity in a short film- it’s a slow burn
  • Recommend but barely- not in my top 20-25 of 2017