They Remain

They Remain is a 2018 American thriller film written and directed by Philip Gelatt and starring Rebecca Henderson and William Jackson Harper.[3][4][5][6] It is based on Laird Barron's short story -30-.[7][8][9]

They Remain
Directed byPhilip Gelatt
Produced by
Written byPhilip Gelatt
Based on-30-
by Laird Barron
Starring
Music byTom Keohane[1]
CinematographySean Kirby
Edited byTom Bayne[2]
Production
company
  • Family Ranch
  • Reno Productions
Distributed byPaladin
Release date
  • January 28, 2018 (2018-01-28) (Panic Film Festival)
  • March 2, 2018 (2018-03-02) (United States)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Cast
  • Rebecca Henderson as Jessica
  • William Jackson Harper as Keith
  • Malcolm Mills as Pilot
  • Jordan Douglas Smith as Rudi "Tex" Roos (voice)
  • Charlies Lavoie as Cult Father

Production

Writer/director Philip Gelatt first encountered Laird Barron's writing in "2008 or 2009".[10] After reading the story "-30-" in Barron's collection Occulation, he became interested in adapting it. In terms of casting, Gelatt described the process as follows: "I wanted to find actors who had, in their own personalities, something that felt true to these characters."[11]

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 57% approval rating with an average score of 5.79/10, based on 24 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "They Remain relies on rich atmosphere to effectively establish a sense of creeping dread that's almost enough to cover for its nagging narrative deficiencies."[12] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 49 out of 100 based on nine critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[13]

Eric Kohn of IndieWire graded the film a B-.[14] Alex McLevy of The A.V. Club also gave the film a B-.[15] Brian Tallerico of RogerEbert.com awarded the film two stars.[16]

References
  1. DeFore, John (February 26, 2018). "'They Remain': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  2. Leydon, Joe (February 27, 2018). "Film Review: 'They Remain'". Variety. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  3. H.C., Luiz (March 1, 2018). "[Review] 'They Remain' Is a Flawed But Fascinating Lovecraftian Thriller". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  4. Kenigsberg, Ben (March 1, 2018). "Review: In 'They Remain,' Scientists Investigate the Site of a Cult Massacre". The New York Times. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  5. Wilkins, Budd (March 2, 2018). "Film Review: They Remain". Film Journal International. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  6. Murray, Noel (March 8, 2018). "Thriller 'They Remain' revels in its subdued weirdness". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  7. McNary, Dave (June 13, 2017). "William Jackson Harper's Thriller 'They Remain' Bought by Paladin (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  8. Collis, Clark (February 6, 2018). "The Good Place star has a very bad time in trailer for horror film They Remain". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  9. Schager, Nick (March 3, 2018). "'They Remain': The Terrifying New Horror Film That Will Haunt Your Dreams". The Daily Beast. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  10. Carroll, Tobias (March 2, 2018). "How Do You Bring a Dreamlike, Ambiguous Story to the Screen?". Electric Literature. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  11. Carroll, Tobias (March 2, 2018). "How Do You Bring a Dreamlike, Ambiguous Story to the Screen?". Electric Literature. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  12. "They Remain (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  13. "They Remain Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  14. Kohn, Eric (February 28, 2018). "'They Remain' Review: Minimalist Sci-Fi Thriller is 'Annihilation' With a Cult". IndieWire. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  15. McLevy, Alex (February 28, 2018). "They Remain pushes The Good Place's William Jackson Harper to an unsettling bad place". The A.V. Club. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  16. Tallerico, Brian (March 2, 2018). "They Remain". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
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