Cold Road

I never had time to catch my breath while watching Cold Road. I could feel Tracy's fear as things just keep going wrong as she drives North.

The standoff scene adds another layer to her fear as she realizes that she's not safe even with others around, and she's going to have to rely on herself if she wants to get home.

The ability of the filmmaker to make the audience feel alone and vulnerable through Tracy is nothing short of remarkable, and I wasn't sure which side of the knife's edge the story would end up. Marks from my fingernails are forever etched into the theatre seat's armrests.

The emotional setting of the movie is extremely relatable to anyone who has moved away from home, and the quiet resistance that Tracy conjures from within herself to power through her ordeal is familiar for those who have done long drives at night, but the feeling of being prey adds a new and horrifying layer to the journey.