The Tank
- heavy
- brisk
- intense
- cold
Heavy, kinetic, extreme horror / thriller, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
How every film is hand-scored →In 1978 Oregon, Ben and Jules inherit an abandoned coastal property from Ben's late mother, who's never mentioned it. The untouched house has been kept a secret for 40 years and comes with a beautiful private cove and beach. Jules searches for answers while Ben unwittingly awakens a fiercely protective creature.
Our read · The Tank (2023) reads as a heavy, kinetic, inventive horror · thriller · music entry — extreme in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
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The shape of The Tank
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The reading.
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