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Monolith

2022

Matt Vesely

Lily Sullivan, Belle Kalendra-Harding. Voice: Ling Cooper Tang, Ansuya Nathan ...

5.8

207

Mystery. Sci-Fi A headstrong journalist whose investigative podcast uncovers a strange artifact, an alien conspiracy, and the lies at the heart of her own story.

	Media	Author	Review
		Mary Beth McAndrews Dread Central	"Matt Vesely delivers a gorgeous piece of lo-fi sci-fi that’ll creep in through your ears and nestle itself in the folds of your brain (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		J Hurtado Screen Anarchy	'Monolith' is an intelligent, exquisitely mounted creeping nightmare of a film that I can't wait to read more about once it reaches audiences
		Richard Whittaker Austin Chronicle	"'Monolith' seduces the audience to walk what seems to be the harder path of unsettling unease - a path that soon becomes a slippery slope into heartstopping fear."
		Stephen A Russell Time Out Australia	"Vesely and Campbell take us on a spine-chilling ride that, even if it winds up in fairly familiar territory, is never less than gripping thanks to a bravura performance by Sullivan."
		Amy Nicholson Variety	"Matt Vesely's debut feature (...) trips over the clickbait tropes it intends to send up"
		Sam Haysom Mashable	"If it was easy to make a film for less than AUD$500,000 (£258,000 / USD$330,000), everyone would be doing it, wouldn't they? The thing is, Monolith makes it look easy"
		Karina Adelgaard Heaven of Horror	"It has a creepy vibe, features a great story, and I simply loved it! (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Matt Donato SlashFilm	"Don't expect your adrenaline to pump — remember, sometimes the silent types hold the darkest secrets."
		Jenn Adams Bloody Disgusting	"[It] is a low-fi thriller that needles its way under the skin and will likely have viewers interrogating the dark secrets in their own lives (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Andrew F Peirce The Curb	"'Monolith' leaves you with a feeling of welcome discomfort thanks to its satisfying and horrifying conclusion"
		Calum Marsh The New York Times	"'Monolith' becomes harder to take seriously as the drama escalates"
		Scott Phillips Forbes	"A cinematic magic trick. It's film in its purest form: a superior screenplay from Lucy Campbell brought to life by an excellent cast"
		Brian Tallerico rogerebert.com	"The goal was clearly to trap us in the increasingly fractured mind of a single person who increasingly believes what is beyond believable. Mission accomplished (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Phil Hoad The Guardian	"Matt Vesely's impressive debut ably stakes out its own territory, not least in the vast distances covered by a single on-screen actor and a handful of vocal performances (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"

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