Monolith

Straight from her role in <i>Evil Dead Rise</i>, Lily Sullivan stars as a journalist-turned-podcaster who receives an email that leads her on a path to discover the truth about bricks random people have received. Is she on the path to be humiliated with an outlandish story, or is she about to unveil a conspiracy involving beings from another world?

<blockquote><I>"I want to tell you a story. You might not believe it, but that doesn't mean it isn't true... All you have to do is listen."</i></blockquote>

With elements of <I>Archive 81</i> and <I>Pontypool</i>, as both <A HREF="https://letterboxd.com/acoucalancha/film/monolith-2022/">@acoucalancha</A> and <A HREF="https://letterboxd.com/thebody/film/monolith-2022/">@thebody</A> have pointed out, respectively, Sullivan is the sole actor (and focus) of the film as she speaks and listens to unseen people and their stories about the bricks in a small, minimalistic setting.

<I>Monolith</i> is a simple film. We're not introduced to many characters (by voice), which works throughout, but a lot of the delivery was dead on arrival. The setting, a home with little inside but with majestic view outside, sets a straight tone, but Sullivan needed an adrenaline shot as she seemed too unaware of her character's awareness and intent.

Overall, it's a beautiful film accompanied by an atmospheric soundtrack that guides this one-woman show from beginning to end, leading to a mild, (un)predictable twist within the last 15 minutes.

Monolith2023

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