2022 · thriller · horror
Old Man
Directed by Lucky McKee1h 38m2022
Deep in the woods, a lost hiker stumbles upon the cabin of an erratic and reclusive old man. What starts off as cordial conversation soon turns dangerous as it becomes clear that one or both of them might be hiding a terrifying secret.
Our read: Old Man (2022) reads as a heavy, measured, inventive thriller · horror entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, measured, measured thriller / horror, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- heavy
- measured
- bleak
- cold
- intimate
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