Masterpiece in Misery: ‘Bring Her Back’ Is Such Powerful Horror that It Made Bob Grimm Cry—Literally
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Masterpiece in misery: ‘Bring Her Back’ is such powerful horror that it made Bob Grimm cry—literally
Summer has what will surely be its scariest and most disturbing film experience in Bring Her Back, the best horror film from start to finish since Ari Aster’s Hereditary in 2018.Holy shit, this film got me. Holy, holy shit. I cried a bit during parts of this movie, because I was freaked out so goddamned much. I’m pretty sure that’s never happened before. I mean, real-life horror has freaked me out enough to get me teared up (like, for example, t…
Review: BRING HER BACK Is a Brutal and Devestating Descent into Hell — GeekTyrant
Bring Her Back isn’t just another dark horror film, it’s a pit of despair with no rope to climb out. Directed by Danny and Michael Philippou, this is a horror experience that doesn’t entertain so much as it assaults. From the first uneasy moments to its soul-splintering finale, it drags you by the hand into absolute darkness and never once pretends there’s light at the end. I walked out of this movie feeling devastated and sad, like I needed the…
Interview: BRING HER BACK Directors Danny & Michael Philippou Sharpen Their Knives
Directors Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou do not mess around. The duo behind Talk to Me and now, Bring Her Back, explore unbearable pain through truly nightmarish sound and sight. Pain is not optional in the ugly, yet beautifully crafted, supernatural worlds that the Philippous gleefully present. In their sophomore effort and latest collaboration with A24, the filmmakers follow orphaned siblings, Andy (Billy Barratt) and Piper (Sora Wong),…
How Bring Her Back Made Sally Hawkins ‘Terrifying’
It’s hard to imagine being scared of Sally Hawkins. This is an actor so warm and open, she’s been an on-screen mum to both Paddington and Willy Wonka; who melted hearts when she fell in love with a fish-man in The Shape Of Water. But with Bring Her Back, she’s plunging into all-out horror. The follow-up film from Talk To Me directors Danny and Michael Philippou casts Hawkins as Laura, a foster mother who tragically lost her own daughter Cathy, a…
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