A24’s Talk To Me sneaks out critics in the best way

From these reviews of the Talk to Me trailer alone, the movie is already shaping up to be one of the best horror movies of 2023. And it’s all the more impressive considering this is the directors’ first feature film. Film critic Perri Nemiroff said on her channel, “An outstanding feature debut from Danny and Michael Philippou, featuring an A+ cast of rising stars navigating a core wild, chilling and catchy concept.” The Philippous started and actually rejected YouTube to get a bigger budget to have more creative control over the final film. It’s a move that seems to have paid off, as the film is already getting excellent word of mouth.

Not only is it scary, but Rendy Jones says it speaks to the current moment in the zeitgeist, writing: “Talk to me could be the first to accurately capture the experience of Gen Z teens through a funny and empathetic portrayal of what’s hard to do because teens suck… **The pursuit of viral fame has desensitized us to life-threatening consequences.”

Following in the footsteps of other Gen Z-centric horror films like Bodies Bodies Bodies, A24’s Talk to Me has all the makings of being the right movie at the right moment. It is scheduled for release in the US on July 28th.