When a soldier's son reveals damning information about a local gangster's missing daughter, a war of attrition wreaks havoc on their forgotten coal mining town.
Gets the job done in a clean and efficient manner and those in the mood for some low-key spookiness that avoids being either too gory or too stupid are advised to give it a chance.
Beyond The Night is a solid film with a solid story, good acting, and beautifully shot. In the end, it felt like a good episode of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit.
...a kind of modern, religious narrative that knowingly understands that people of faith can endorse sophisticated, mature stories. Like "First Reformed," "Beyond the Night" provokes the viewer to think deeply about where faith fits in.
Beyond the Night is an enthralling thriller with a unique supernatural twist that is slightly flawed by missing pieces to the mystery at the center of the film.
The generically titled "Beyond the Night" spins out a twisty mystery that becomes more engrossing as it unfolds. But writer-director Jason Noto's drama too often proves a drearily one-note look at small-town crime, corruption and narrow-mindedness.