The Strings
Directed by Ryan Glover
In the dead of winter, Catherine, a talented musician, travels to her aunt's remote cottage to work on new material in solitude. Once there, she and local photographer Grace spark up a budding romance while visiting an abandoned farmhouse with a disturbing past. Soon after, strange and seemingly supernatural occurrences begin to manifest at the cottage, escalating each night and dangerously eroding Catherine's sense of reality. A SHUDDER ORIGINAL.
In the dead of winter, a musician travels to a remote cottage to work on new material, but soon finds herself under attack from a mysterious dark presence.
Cast: Teagan Johnston, Jenna Schaefer, April Aliermo
Member Reviews
Loved the use of liminal space and the long, wide shots. I'm a big fan of slow burn movies with little dialogue because I enjoy a great actor giving a great performance that has me feeling every emotion they are eliciting. I especially enjoyed the fact that these actors weren't the best--when it came to their delivery of their lines--but we actually were able to see a little bit of their own personalities shine through.
Kind of interesting music, but damn was it slow and boring.
I'll echo a lot of the same complaints; very thin plot and character development, very strong atmospheric build, very interesting cinematography, and I enjoyed the music a lot. This feels like a first draft, with a lot of spots that could have been cleaned up or given more depth. It is a very slow movie, and I don't necessarily mind a slow build, but the payoff just didn't seem worth it to me.
Hold on, did I miss the part where this was R-rated?
Not a lot of story but very atmospheric. Some of the cinematography was beautifui and it all created a kind of ASMR effect for me. More of a story or pronounced character development might have ruined that so...if you want something dark and brooding to relax to, this might be your cup of Kava tea.