The Endless
Directed by Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead
USA | 2017 | Fiction | 122 min
Film Source: Well Go USA
Horror/Sci-Fi filmmaking team Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead (2014’s Spring) produce, write, direct, shoot and edit this mind-bending new American indie effort. Brothers Justin (Benson) and Aaron (Moorhead) receive a mysterious videotape, seemingly sent from a former “death cult” that they escaped from years before. With their lives and past in question, the two brothers trek through the desert, returning to seek understanding about their lives, as well as solve a mystery fit for a Lovecraft novel. What they find is beyond belief and comprehension, as they are propelled into an impossible nightmare filled with metaphysical horrors. Benson and Moorhead have crafted a completely compelling, edge-of-your-seat, genre-bending thriller. At the same time, they’ve made a story that is human and totally relatable. Fans of films like John Carpenter’s In The Mouth of Madness, Nacho Vigalondo’s Timecrimes or Shane Carruth’s Primer should take note. ~EF