Fantasia ‘24 Movie Review: “KRYPTIC” Searches for Metaphorical and Literal Monsters
KRYPTIC blends a search for self with a search for cryptids.
KRYPTIC blends a search for self with a search for cryptids.
Offering a uniquely bold mix of tones and genres — and “a touch of Shirley Jackson” (Sight and Sound) — the film is set in the American West on the night of the first harvest as three brothers (Rene Leech, Shaun Duke Jr., Andrew Gabriel) set out to see a dead witch buried by their friend.
Director Franklin Ritch crafts a deep, intimate sci-fi thriller.
The Australian production is headed for a debut and wider exposure in North America.
The new thriller from Carlos Montaner and Liz Fania Werner offers an interesting premise derailed by ponderous pacing.