Movie Review: Minimalist thriller ‘Hallow Road’ lets your imagination run wild
There are scary movies where everything is fleshed out, where filmmakers and craftspeople show a nightmare in all its horrifying detail. In those kind of films, jump scares and reveals can even be a relief, allowing the tension and anticipation to deescalate so you can move on to the next thrill. Filmmaker Babak Anvari’s “Hallow Road,” in theaters Friday, is the opposite. Written by William Gillies, “Hallow Road” is the kind of minimalistic thriller that knows that sometimes all you need to do is establish the right mood and your audience’s imagination will take it from ...