Cobweb
Cert: 15 / 88 mins / Dir. Samuel Bodin / Trailer
A by-the-numbers haunted house creeper which channels The Conjuring flicks by way of The People Under The Stairs, this Lionsgate feature borrows liberally from the genre while remaining largely (and thankfully) free of cheap jump-scares. The movie rattles along its short runtime building a reasonable amount of uneasy tension - even if that’s offset by being over-directed in every single scene. This last lends Cobweb an unintentional silliness (together with hazy plot details) that may be the film’s saving grace, preventing it from getting swept up in themes of dark family secrets and lies.
God alone knows why this is being released in early September. Its Hallow’een setting makes the film suitable for the last week in October, and even then only the once (unless you’re a fan of Lizzy Caplan going psycho, in which case knock yourself out).
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