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Alone with You (2021)
A Mental Masterpiece
A lifelong fan of horror films and psychological thrillers, I decided last June to put the pandemic quarantine conditions to work for me by taking the time at home to expand my knowledge base with the viewing of a new movie each evening. I'd follow up each screening with a "Movie of the Day" tweet on Twitter. In my search for something new to watch, I stumbled across Alone with You upon its release and I am so thankful that it crossed my path. This is a phenomenal film that checks off every one of my aesthetic boxes, an accomplishment that is truly rare in my experience. Emily Bennett is captivating in the lead role as Charlene, and skillfully uses minimalism and deep-seated psychology as the brushes and paints with which to create a mental masterpiece. I'll avoid spoilers and just say that the film kept me riveted right through to the closing credits. Bennett's acting is brilliant and the film is beautifully shot, with incidental sights and sounds being strategically placed for optimal creep factor. It is both unnerving and unsettling, as well it should be. Bennett and Brooks are a formidable writing/directing team and I cannot wait to see what else will be coming from either or both of them in the future. Easily one of the best films I've seen in a long while.