Fresh
Matt Sobel transforms a nightmare he once had into an evocative, original drama.
Andrea Gronvall, Chicago Reader
Overview
A naive California teen plans to remain above the fray at his Nebraskan family reunion, but a strange encounter places him at the center of a long-buried family secret.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
73%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Is it me, or is the big climactic reveal not really worth all the hubbub?
Scott Marks, San Diego Reader
Fresh
Sobel evokes more terror from a shot of a field of sunflowers, or a weathered barn, than can be found in the last dozen found-footage films combined.
Peter Keough, Boston Globe
Rotten
Sobel is clearly trying to hit on something more original than a family-secrets drama, but in doing so, he pulls most of his punches.
David Lewis, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh
The movie pivots from what I expected it to be: a family drama about an outsider, as the opening conversation suggests. Instead, it becomes an eerie mood piece about secrets buried deep in a family's fabric.
Molly Eichel, Philadelphia Inquirer
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