The indie film Monolith made the festival rounds last year, and Well Go USA Entertainment has picked it up for a wider theatrical release (and a release in digital) next month. The movie, which has been described as a low-fi sci-fi thriller, centers around a journalist who gets sucked into an apparent story about some sinister “bricks” that, if the trailer is any indication, seem to mess with your mind.
Monolith is the feature-length debut of Matt Vesely, and has the following for its official synopsis:
While trying to salvage her career, a disgraced journalist begins investigating a strange conspiracy theory. But as the trail leads uncomfortably close to home, she is left to grapple with the lies at the heart of her own story.
We never find out the name of that journalist (Collider calls her “The Interviewer”), but we do know that she’s portrayed by Australian actor Lily Sullivan, who played the ass-kicking aunt in Evil Dead Rise. If the trailer is any indication, the movie appears to largely take place in a house full of glass windows, modern angles, and a sparse interior design aesthetic, which means that Sullivan’s performance likely makes or breaks the movie (and based on critical reviews, it sounds like she does a stellar job).
Monolith, in a few words, is aiming for a tone that’s creepy as fuck. And the trailer delivers on that—just look at those disturbing shots of that turtle in the fish tank! You can judge for yourself whether that vibe lasts throughout the entire film when it premieres in theaters and on digital demand starting on February 16, 2024.
