This debut feature steeps you in a kind of waking nightmare – with a shockingly brilliant final act you may not be able to forget The debut feature from Adelaide film-makers Indianna Bell and Josiah Allen is thrillingly bold and inventive despite being steeped in familiar horror tropes: a darkened hallway, flashes of lightning, creaking walls and floorboards, the howling of wind. In this way, You’ll Never Find Me – which premiered at the 2023 Tribeca film festival and is released nationally on Thursday – reminded me of the pleasures of reading Edgar Allan Poe or HP Lovecraft, whose narratives are filled with foundational horror elements but unfold with a kind of unselfconscious purity (or perhaps “sickliness” is a better word), coming alive in the magical ebb and flow of the prose. There’s a feverishly wet and moody ambience to this film; it feels like it’s dripping all over you. Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning Continue reading...