They Remain
The direction is impeccable, the acting brilliant, and the ending pays off the slow build with something explosive yet heady.
They Remain
Based on the 2010 short story, "-30-" by award-winning author Laird Barron, THEY REMAIN explores the evolving relationship between Keith and Jessica, two scientists employed by a vast, impersonal corporation to investigate an unspeakable horror that took place at the remote encampment of a mysterious cult. Working and living in a state-of-the-art, high tech environment that is completely at odds with their surroundings, they spend their days gathering physical evidence, analyzing it, and reporting on their findings.
The intensity of their work, and their extreme isolation, bring the pair closer. But, when Jessica discovers a mysterious artifact of unknown origin, the dynamic between them changes: secrets are kept, sexual tensions arise, and paranoia sets in. Keith begins to have visions and is unable to distinguish whether they are nightmares or a supernatural presence. Having lost all sense of what is real and what is imagined, all he knows is that the horror that he and Jessica have been sent to uncover—a horror that could be biological, psychological, or paranormal— now threatens his very survival.
The intensity of their work, and their extreme isolation, bring the pair closer. But, when Jessica discovers a mysterious artifact of unknown origin, the dynamic between them changes: secrets are kept, sexual tensions arise, and paranoia sets in. Keith begins to have visions and is unable to distinguish whether they are nightmares or a supernatural presence. Having lost all sense of what is real and what is imagined, all he knows is that the horror that he and Jessica have been sent to uncover—a horror that could be biological, psychological, or paranormal— now threatens his very survival.
Genre
Thriller
Runtime
102
Language
English
Director
Philip Gelatt
Cast
Rebecca Henderson,
William Jackson Harper
FEATURED REVIEW
Budd Wilkins, Film Journal International
Writer-director Philip Gelatt’s 'They Remain' belongs in the company of films like 'Beyond the Black Rainbow' and 'We Are Still Here' that privilege a highly stylized, almost abstract, approach to genre materials. Often these films possess a quality of studied nostalgia, openly acknowledging their ...
Played at
Lumiere Music Hall 3.09.18 - 3.15.18
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