The Black Phone [DVD] [2022]

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The Black Phone is a 2021 American supernatural horror film [2] directed by Scott Derrickson and written by Derrickson and C. The scene-to-scene learning and plotting is fun and efficient and requires Finney to be a little bit of a detective, exploring his dank surroundings and the failed escape attempts of the other kids to utilize for his own hopeful plan. Marketing [ edit ] The Grabber's appearance was compared to Lon Chaney's character from London After Midnight.

Screen Rant found it to be "terrifying" and said it would be "interesting to see if the film lives up to the hype".All advice, including picks and predictions, is based on individual commentators’ opinions and not that of Minute Media or its related brands.

Where I feel the film almost hurt itself is in the final two minutes, right before the credits rolled. This was reportedly finished with a 4K DI, so it’s a shame we’re not getting another new horror movie on the format, but this Blu-ray holds its own. GOOD films like The Black Phone, will be lost in a sea of horror fans, each looking for something different. Distracting the dog with meat from the freezer, Finney exits the house, which turns out to be across the street from the burial site. Hill said his inspiration to writing a sequel was based on the "iconic imagery" of the Grabber's masks.ETHAN HAWKE'S EVIL TURN - Dive deeper into the character of The Grabber and how Ethan Hawke was able to transform into this unnerving villain. The title of the film obviously implies that there will be a phone at some point throughout this film and the meaning behind the phone is what sold the movie to me. I haven't seen Mason Thames in anything before, but for being a relatively new young actor, I think his work here was terrific. Oscar® nominee Ethan Hawke, in the most disturbing role of his career, stars in a new psychological thriller from Blumhouse and the director who brought you Sinister and Doctor Strange.

Next Big Thing: The Black Phone Star Mason Thames on The Scariest Thing in the Blumhouse Horror Film". Finney, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. Black levels are on point with nice creepy dark shadows where you constantly question what could be hiding in that corner, and more often than not it’s a pretty good jump scare! The film was released on Blu-ray and DVD on August 16, 2022 and will release on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray on September 19, 2023 by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Screen Rant described the critical response as generally positive, with some criticism for the pacing and "number of scares" but praise for its faithfulness to the source material, Derrickson's direction, and Hawke's performance.Special Features: Includes Blu-ray, DVD and a digital copy of The Black Phone (Subject to expiration. It explains just enough to set the stage and let you become invested with the story before getting out of the way to let the creepiness do its work.

In August, Derrickson and Hill confirmed that there were discussions with the studio to make a sequel. Following Vance's instructions, Finney breaks a hole in the wall and enters the back of the freezer in the adjacent storage room, but the freezer door is locked tight.During her career, she has interviewed an array of people from CEOs, and politicians to filmmakers and farmers. Universal Studios rings The Black Phone to Blu-ray with an excellent transfer and an unsettlingly creepy DTS-HD MA 7. With a terrific villain and a twisty story stacked with edge-of-your-seat thrills, The Black Phone is a must-watch for fans of suspenseful horror. In 1978, a serial child abductor and murderer nicknamed "The Grabber" prowls the streets of a Denver suburb.