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
What does one say? This is not good. The lead is unwatchable with her woe-is-me tragic existence. Trudging through her days like the world is holding her back yet simultaneously waiting with bated breath for her next groundbreaking musical revelation that can only spawn from such a tortured soul. She pretends to suffer in the gloom, knowing full well that this persona is the only thing that will bring her attention from the likes of 12 year old Hot Topic girls. Acting. . . flat. Script. . . dismal. Plot. . . none. Atmosphere. . wanting. Anyways, I'm gonna go watch Elvira now.
I felt like this was a movie that was pregnant and near giving birth to something good a few times but could never manage it and thus ended up with very little. I like a slow-burn usually, but this never seemed to get to a place of release or climax. Just faded in and out.
Rancid
Wasn't great. Just too boring, not much plot. 90 minutes I'd rather have back.
Slow burn, but I loved this. Visually beautiful, good music, haunting and some queer representation. Wish there was more relationship depth shown, pretty melancholic but it works. Not for everybody as the pace slow and more psychological. My favourite movie that I have seen in a while.