They Remain

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

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]

Contents

Cast

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 Occultation and Other Stories, 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 5.7/10, based on 28 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]

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  2. ↑ DeFore, John (February 26, 2018). "'They Remain': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter . 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.
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