It Lives Inside movie review & film summary (2023)
"It Lives Inside," the feature directorial debut from Bishal Dutta, trades in cultural mythology and rote atmospheric frights to tell the story of Samidha (a captivating Megan Suri).A smart, very popular student Samidha—she goes by Sam—is the kind of typical teenager with an overbearing mom (Neeru Bajwa) and a crush on the popular boy at school common for these films.
It Lives Inside (2023)
Sam, an Indian-American teen, lives in an idyllic suburb with her conservative mother and her assimilated father. Sam's cultural insecurities grow due to her estranged friend, Tamira, who ...
It Lives Inside
It Lives Inside has the well-executed building blocks of a good normal kid vs. supernatural monster movie, with some bonus qualities that make it easy to recommend.
It Lives Inside (2023)
It Lives Inside: Directed by Bishal Dutta. With Megan Suri, Neeru Bajwa, Mohana Krishnan, Betty Gabriel. An Indian-American teenager struggling with her cultural identity has a falling out with her former best friend and, in the process, unwittingly releases a demonic entity that grows stronger by feeding on her loneliness.
'It Lives Inside' Review: A Horror Debut Falls Short of Its Potential
The encounter in the girls locker room initiates the nightmare scenario of It Lives Inside, Bishal Dutta's jagged feature debut about a small town besieged by an ancient spirit.. Samidha (Megan ...
'It Lives Inside' Review: The Horrors of Building Self-Acceptance
It Lives Inside Rated PG-13 for terror, violent content, bloody images, brief strong language and teen drug use. Running time: 1 hour 39 minutes. Running time: 1 hour 39 minutes. In theaters.
It Lives Inside Reviews
This disharmony is not conducive to the progression of the plot or the effectiveness of the horror moments.Ultimately, the skills of It Lives Inside adhere to a mold that seeks to adhere to the conventions of the genre, and herein lies the fundamental problem that plagues films like this one: the inability to balance the two narrative fronts ...
It Lives Inside Movie Review
It follows a pretty familiar formula, but this horror movie makes an admirable attempt to incorporate Indian culture and identity into its fabric. The feature writing and directing debut of Indian-born Bishal Dutta, It Lives Inside is incisive when it comes to dealing with the immigrant experience. Samidha wants to separate herself from her ...
'It Lives Inside' Is More Metaphor Than Horror Movie
Movie Review 'It Lives Inside' Is More Metaphor Than Horror Movie Filmmaker Bishal Dutta's tale of a folkloric spirit stalking a young Indian-American woman could have used a less heavy ...
It Lives Inside Review
It Lives Inside has the appearance of a unique Indian American genre film, but each of its genre elements is overly familiar, and strung together with little care for tension or symbolic meaning.
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"It Lives Inside," the feature directorial debut from Bishal Dutta, trades in cultural mythology and rote atmospheric frights to tell the story of Samidha (a captivating Megan Suri).A smart, very popular student Samidha—she goes by Sam—is the kind of typical teenager with an overbearing mom (Neeru Bajwa) and a crush on the popular boy at school common for these films.
Sam, an Indian-American teen, lives in an idyllic suburb with her conservative mother and her assimilated father. Sam's cultural insecurities grow due to her estranged friend, Tamira, who ...
It Lives Inside has the well-executed building blocks of a good normal kid vs. supernatural monster movie, with some bonus qualities that make it easy to recommend.
It Lives Inside: Directed by Bishal Dutta. With Megan Suri, Neeru Bajwa, Mohana Krishnan, Betty Gabriel. An Indian-American teenager struggling with her cultural identity has a falling out with her former best friend and, in the process, unwittingly releases a demonic entity that grows stronger by feeding on her loneliness.
The encounter in the girls locker room initiates the nightmare scenario of It Lives Inside, Bishal Dutta's jagged feature debut about a small town besieged by an ancient spirit.. Samidha (Megan ...
It Lives Inside Rated PG-13 for terror, violent content, bloody images, brief strong language and teen drug use. Running time: 1 hour 39 minutes. Running time: 1 hour 39 minutes. In theaters.
This disharmony is not conducive to the progression of the plot or the effectiveness of the horror moments.Ultimately, the skills of It Lives Inside adhere to a mold that seeks to adhere to the conventions of the genre, and herein lies the fundamental problem that plagues films like this one: the inability to balance the two narrative fronts ...
It follows a pretty familiar formula, but this horror movie makes an admirable attempt to incorporate Indian culture and identity into its fabric. The feature writing and directing debut of Indian-born Bishal Dutta, It Lives Inside is incisive when it comes to dealing with the immigrant experience. Samidha wants to separate herself from her ...
Movie Review 'It Lives Inside' Is More Metaphor Than Horror Movie Filmmaker Bishal Dutta's tale of a folkloric spirit stalking a young Indian-American woman could have used a less heavy ...
It Lives Inside has the appearance of a unique Indian American genre film, but each of its genre elements is overly familiar, and strung together with little care for tension or symbolic meaning.