They Remain

They Remain
Directed byPhilip Gelatt
Written byPhilip Gelatt
Based on-30-
by Laird Barron
Produced by
Starring
CinematographySean Kirby
Edited byTom Bayne[1]
Music byTom Keohane[2]
Production
companies
  • Family Ranch
  • Reno Productions
Distributed byPaladin
Release dates
  • January 28, 2018 (2018-01-28) (Panic Film Festival)
  • March 2, 2018 (2018-03-02) (United States)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

They Remain is a 2018 American thriller film written and directed by Philip Gelatt and starring Rebecca Henderson and William Jackson Harper.[3][4][5][6] It is based on Laird Barron's short story -30-.[7][8][9]

Cast

Production

Writer/director Philip Gelatt first encountered Laird Barron's writing in "2008 or 2009".[10] After reading the story "-30-" in Barron's collection Occultation and Other Stories, he became interested in adapting it. In terms of casting, Gelatt described the process as follows: "I wanted to find actors who had, in their own personalities, something that felt true to these characters."[11]

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 57% approval rating with an average score of 5.7/10, based on 28 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "They Remain relies on rich atmosphere to effectively establish a sense of creeping dread that's almost enough to cover for its nagging narrative deficiencies."[12] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 49 out of 100 based on nine critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[13]

Eric Kohn of IndieWire graded the film a B−.[14] Alex McLevy of The A.V. Club also gave the film a B−.[15] Brian Tallerico of RogerEbert.com awarded the film two stars.[16]

References

  1. ^ Leydon, Joe (February 27, 2018). "Film Review: 'They Remain'". Variety. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  2. ^ DeFore, John (February 26, 2018). "'They Remain': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  3. ^ H.C., Luiz (March 1, 2018). "[Review] 'They Remain' Is a Flawed But Fascinating Lovecraftian Thriller". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  4. ^ Kenigsberg, Ben (March 1, 2018). "Review: In 'They Remain,' Scientists Investigate the Site of a Cult Massacre". The New York Times. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  5. ^ Wilkins, Budd (March 2, 2018). "Film Review: They Remain". Film Journal International. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  6. ^ Murray, Noel (March 8, 2018). "Thriller 'They Remain' revels in its subdued weirdness". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  7. ^ McNary, Dave (June 13, 2017). "William Jackson Harper's Thriller 'They Remain' Bought by Paladin (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  8. ^ Collis, Clark (February 6, 2018). "The Good Place star has a very bad time in trailer for horror film They Remain". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  9. ^ Schager, Nick (March 3, 2018). "'They Remain': The Terrifying New Horror Film That Will Haunt Your Dreams". The Daily Beast. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  10. ^ Carroll, Tobias (March 2, 2018). "How Do You Bring a Dreamlike, Ambiguous Story to the Screen?". Electric Literature. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  11. ^ Carroll, Tobias (March 2, 2018). "How Do You Bring a Dreamlike, Ambiguous Story to the Screen?". Electric Literature. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  12. ^ "They Remain (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  13. ^ "They Remain Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  14. ^ Kohn, Eric (February 28, 2018). "'They Remain' Review: Minimalist Sci-Fi Thriller is 'Annihilation' With a Cult". IndieWire. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  15. ^ McLevy, Alex (February 28, 2018). "They Remain pushes The Good Place's William Jackson Harper to an unsettling bad place". The A.V. Club. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  16. ^ Tallerico, Brian (March 2, 2018). "They Remain". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved March 3, 2019.