Christine (2016) - Antonio Campos - Universal

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Looks like only the UK is getting a blu ray at the moment, which is a complete shame. Stateside, this film was virtually impossible to see outside of a handful of theaters for a weekend or two until it was dumped on iTunes. It looks like Curzon is handling things a bit better as they are actually advertising a theatrical release.

Everything worked in this for me, it's incredibly powerful. I wondered what Campos' next film would look like after Simon Killer, and here his direction is so spot on for such dense subject matter - the almost restrained style makes everything feel like horror is around the corner at any moment. The performances are knockout and the sets/costume design of the 1970s news world are picture perfect.