The new trailer for Alex Garland’s Men goes from quaint to terrifying
by Andrew Webster from The Verge - All Posts on (#5XDWD)
Things start out rather quaint and cozy in the latest trailer for Men - directed by Alex Garland, best known for his work on Annihilation and Ex Machina - but that feeling doesn't last long. It starts with an uncomfortable joke and then gets progressively more unsettling from there, before eventually descending into full-blown psychological horror. (If the embed above doesn't work, you can also check out the trailer on Twitter.)
The film stars Jessie Buckley, Rory Kinnear, and Paapa Essiedu and is described as a feverish, shape-shifting new horror film." Here's the official synopsis:
In the aftermath of a personal tragedy, Harper (Jessie Buckley) retreats alone to the beautiful English countryside, hoping to have found a place to heal....