The rest of the cast does not disappoint either. In Gregg’s picture, she portrays the grief sickened, obsessive yet fragile and loveable Laura with incredible intensity. I believe she is one of the most charismatic, nuanced and exciting performers out there. I must say before I go into any details regarding the film, I have been a massive Andrea Riseborough fan since Happy Go Lucky and W.E. One day, new neighbors move in next door and what starts off as a nice bond between the family’s little girl and Laura soon goes into dark and twisted places. Laura (Andrea Riseborough) lives in a gloomy small town in the Irish countryside with her husband and son. From the attention grabbing opening sequence ‘till the credits roll, the film is done with bold brushstrokes and firm directing choices. Stacey Gregg’s feature film debut is an inventive, crafty and most importantly confident piece of art. Here Before aka Freaky Kids Freak Me OutīBC Film, Pia Pressure and Northern Ireland Screen teamed up to make Here Before as a Rook Nest Production. Here Before is an intimate movie with a complex female protagonist and is rooted in the ambitious intentions to explore personality, psyche, distortions, traumas and memories. I have decided to focus on a new mind-bending Irish thriller in this article. There is a gigantic demand in the market for new, psychological thrillers preferably following a woman’s journey into chaos and occasionally, into sheer madness. Critical responses and box office successes may vary but the general popularity for the movies made in this vein is still skyrocketing. Wells’ raging-mad doctor), The Kindergarten Teacher (both the Israeli and the American versions) and Resurrection are just to name a few. The Ones Below, Kindred, The Night House, The Invisible Man (not the one about H. In the most recent years, the aforementioned genre has been having a real renaissance.

It is in our core to take a peak even if we are frightened to do so, go and see what hides in the dark, what monster lays under our bed, fangirl the bad boy abusive rock star or go for a late night walk in the local cemetery. All in all, the element of fear is tremendously attractive to most consumers of culture and art, whether it is books, paintings, movies or even music.

Psycho thrillers new in town