Unlike a monster or the undead, the evil that comes at night is far more horrifying because it’s real. While initially hesitant, the other family joins Paul’s and they attempt to co-exist together.īut there’s always the darkness of the unknown–of the plague, of saving your family, and of survival–that threatens to take away the humanity that these characters have left. While Paul, his wife Sarah, and son Travis try to outlast the mostly unseen plague, they are visited one night by Will, who asks if he and his family can join Paul’s to survive. But as this film shows, nobody can hide away from the encroaching darkness forever.
And while ripping apart a film is often good sport, the joy of watching a new film that surpasses expectations is really what keeps bringing the cinephile back to the theater.Īlthough we’re just halfway through 2017, a number of excellent films have been released across the globe that are worthy of praise: genre-subverting horror films, well-observed period pieces, action-packed blockbusters, sentimental dramas, and singular documentaries lead the way for the best of 2017 so far.Īlthough this list has been put together just before the release of eagerly anticipated summer blockbuster films and long before Oscar season, this year has already provided audiences with a number of brilliant films that cinema fans should celebrate–or at the very least seek out.Įncroaching darkness seems to be the ever-present theme of It Comes At Night, set in a world where some sort of mysterious plague is quickly wiping out the population of the world and a family has escaped into the forest in an attempt to avoid it. Every year is an exciting one for the film fan since it brings the promise of a slate of new movies to enjoy, hate, critique and analyze.
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