The question is, does Anvari successfully sustain nerve-shredding edginess via dialoguedoes the sure-to-be-divisive experiment work?
What Is ‘Hallow Road’ About?
All they can do is listen, which becomes harder as Alice narrates increasingly suspicious events.
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They’re trapped with their guilt, frustrations, and impatience, prying open wounds suffered as parents.
Pike and Rhys agonize through these emotions like champions, embracing the ordinary horrors of caring about someone.
We’re at the mercy of Maddie and Frank, whether untrustworthy narrators or not.
Hallow Road is a suspenseful thriller released in 2025, featuring a gripping narrative of two parents who embark on a tense, urgent journey after receiving a disturbing late-night call from their daughter, who has been involved in a tragic car accident.
It’s a remarkable experiment but still experimental in a way that’ll leave some passengers behind.
That’s not exactly my style.
Others will be mesmerized by Anvari’s dedication toHallow Road’sdark lullaby thats shot from a cannon.
Performances are the spectacle, andboth actors do a tremendous job translating the worst feeling any parent can experience.
Hallow Roadpremiered at the 2025 SXSW Film Festival.
