From the makers of V/H/S, fear, dread, and the wages of sin are delivered in spades in this ingenious anthology that rocked the world of horror fans in the “Midnight Madness” section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.
An endless stretch of desert highway becomes the point of no return for five sets of unsuspecting travelers, each harboring a festering secret guilt. In the wrap-around first and fifth sequences, chillingly spectral angels of death float on the horizon just beyond a roadside diner. Three members of an all-girl band meet danger when accepting the kindness of strangers; a panicky 911 call reaches help in an unfamiliar realm; and a brother’s search for his long-lost sister requires facing a suppressed family history.
DCP digital. (BS)
Gene Siskel Film Center
164 North State Street, Chicago, IL
https://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/southbound
Monday, February 8 at 8:15 PM: Following the screening, filmmakers Radio Silence, Roxanne Benjamin, David Bruckner, and Patrick Horvath will appear via Skype for a Q&A with film critic Ray Pride.
