I have now seen three of the five horror films Bryan Bertino has written and directed, and I feel confident in reporting that he is an excellent director who needs better story material. His feature debut, The Strangers (2008), was a first-rate genre exercise that proved Bertino to be a master of camera placement and movement, evoking brutal tension and suspense in a manner similar to what John Carpenter achieved in Halloween (1978). His bravura craftsmanship compensated for the lack of story or characters. Similarly, his fourth feature, The Dark and the Wicked (2020), focused primarily on style ... Read More