Gets Under the Skin, in a Very Good Way
Monolith is a slow-burning thriller with a rather convincing lead-performance. It shares some admirable qualities with films like Pellington's "I Melt with You", or Jonathan Glazer's "Under the Skin". Fans of creepy atmospheric indie-thrillers will truly enjoy this little film. Instantly thrust onto '22s top-25, and even though I'm only 1/3 of the way through the '22 watchlist, I'd say there's little chance this won't hold onto a top 15-20 spot. For now it's number 7,
The film is deliberatly paced, but builds nicely throughout. It evolves from mysterious to more thrilling and intriguing as it moves along. The ending will divide audiences, and surely draw its share of ire, but I found it quite effective and symbolic. The entire film centers around the weight of guilt, lies, and decisions, and the way this is all tied into her career-is, in hindsite, quite brilliant.
Monolith is definitely worth a spin, and will be going on the 4th installment of ""Jeremy's B-Movie Marathon".
70/100
You might like this if you liked: I melt with You - about even Under the Skin - About Even Finchers The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo - better Wasted on the Young - about even.
The film is deliberatly paced, but builds nicely throughout. It evolves from mysterious to more thrilling and intriguing as it moves along. The ending will divide audiences, and surely draw its share of ire, but I found it quite effective and symbolic. The entire film centers around the weight of guilt, lies, and decisions, and the way this is all tied into her career-is, in hindsite, quite brilliant.
Monolith is definitely worth a spin, and will be going on the 4th installment of ""Jeremy's B-Movie Marathon".
70/100
You might like this if you liked: I melt with You - about even Under the Skin - About Even Finchers The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo - better Wasted on the Young - about even.
- witster18
- Oct 3, 2025