Outpost

No pun intended. But seriously. If you want a gore fest and lots of over the top drama, look elsewhere. If you want to watch something about trauma, horror, psychological messed up that we can be, discovery, curiosity, the human psyche, and loss, then you got it. Just go for it. Don't expect some over the top horror experience. But if you are looking for something that is a slower burn, to leave you curious as you watch, good actors, and beautiful cinematography then you got it. This movie isn't a regular horror flick, but hits in the feelings of psychological curiosity and messed-up-ness. Just watch it.

Outpost was not what I was expecting, I had put off watching it for a while but was certainly pleased that I finally sat down to view it. The story is about a woman who has been abused mostly all her life, in adulthood she has a restraining order against her ex partner who is abusive and he breaks the order and attacks her. She survives physically, but mentally she is not coping at all. Seeking a way out, she takes a volunteer job at a fire tower organized through her best friend's brother. What ensues then is the slow decay of her character mentally, as she battles with the seclusion and her trauma memories.

It has a nice twist that rounds off the movie perfectly. I don't want to give any spoilers in that regard. I enjoyed watching it. Give it a go.

Stumbled upon this film because I was attracted to the idea of the scenery and cinematography and was very pleasantly surprised with the overall effort which has dark comedy elements to it.

The story is simple enough, a woman trying to flee her abusive partner, goes mad (think Shining) as she works at an Idaho forest observation lookout for 3 months. There is witty dialog and some good perfomances leading up to the end sequence which is genuinely suspenseful.

It is definitely worth a watch and I have found myself watching it over to pick up on some of the nuances I might have missed earlier. A solid 7.5 film IMO.

No pun intended - if, when and once you've seen the movie (maybe you already have), you will understand what I mean with that. You may know the director as sidekick in Brooklyn 99 .. he seems to have a knack for horror thrillers ... and the story overall is enticing ... though for anyone who has seen a few horror movies ... well they know what is up.

Or rather what is going to go down (which almost is another pun, right?) ... the main actress is giving it her all - and we care for her to a degree, but she is not doing herself any favors (or anyone else for that matter) ... you can't be too soft and squeamish about violence ... there are some effects and some .... well things are going to happen (or not), that will test how much you can stomache.

Found this on Prime and hope it gets onto something like Shudder. Definitely better than the 4.6 on imbd, tho Im biased because I love these kinds of psychological horror flicks. Movies like The shining and The thing deal with similar themes of isolation but don't expect anything as bombastic as those, this reminded more of 90s films like Jacobs Ladder. Has a Great outdoor setting and some nice dialogue about nature. I liked the lead and felt her struggle. Ive never seen this actress in anything else so cant say if this kind of role is something new to her. I also really liked the odd supporting characters. As far as 90 min horror/thrillers go this is a fun way to spend an evening. Unfortunately I think the 90min format doesnt work for most viewers today even though I find it to be superior. Get in tell your story efficiently and get out.