Though not as dynamic as “Unfriended,” another “desktop movie,” Host observes uncannily the supernatural, ephemeral, and material worlds colliding together, gesturing toward an uncertain future.
Host
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United Kingdom · 2020
57m
Director Rob Savage
Starring Haley Bishop, Jemma Moore, Emma Louise Webb, Radina Drandova
Genre Horror
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Bored during the coronavirus pandemic, six friends decide to hire a medium to conduct a séance over Zoom, but what starts as a fun remote hangout quickly turns into a desperate bid for survival as the group accidentally summons an evil spirit into their homes.
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Host is a lean, nasty little exercise that might not linger for very long but it shows what can be done during this difficult time. Once regular shooting resumes, we should look forward to whatever Savage comes up with next.
Consequence of Sound by Michael Roffman
Host is so clever, so creepy, and so effective. At 56 minutes, this is a lean and mean slice of horror, a fitting opening salvo for the spooky season ahead.
RogerEbert.com by Simon Abrams
It’s nice to see that the first horror movie to specifically address our present hellish circumstances is as unpretentious and tidy as it is.
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