The Black Phone [Blu-ray] [2022] [Region Free]

Ethan Hawke has moved forward in his career with his collaboration with Scott Derrickson, earlier with 'Sinister' and now 'The Black Phone', both supernatural films of high quality and produced by Jason Blum who has reinvented the horror genre as something unpredictable and genuinely scary. You always knew where you were going with Hammer but never so with a Blumhouse production ---- there's no comfort zone.Loved this thriller and so big a hit it is that Black Phone 2 will come in 2025. I'd like to see a return by Mason Thames the main protagonist, a teenager kidnapped by 'the Grabber' and in line to be murdered, and his feisty sister played by the spellbinding Maddy McGraw who never holds back on the use of really foul language when the script demands it. She is quite captivating for it in my view.From a short novel by Joe Hill, Stephen King's son (sorry mate but that gives you a lot of points in the publishing arena even if you want to make it in the world under a pseudonym). English subtitles.Just an observation : there is child abuse at the center of this film so leave it alone if you're uncomfortable. But the Americans don't go into that hypersensitive area in any depth. The 'Grabber's' motives are never explored. The abuse of his victims is not shown. The murders of his young victims are not shown.Perhaps quite rightly because we are sensitive in those areas.A Dutch film, based on Mo Hayder's best selling book 'The Treatment' does go there. Very, very uncomfortable to watch. Be thankful that 'The Black Phone' is an entertaining thriller and not gross.

Quite a good film a little slow in parts but entertaining none the less

Loved this movie! It's not scary but I really enjoyed it as a film.

I've only given this 3 stars but it's nothing to do with the packaging or delivery they were both great, this film on the other hand.....

Really good film, very entertaining, well worth a watch.

Excellent film, well acted, great story, really enjoyed it.

Great movie

Im a huge stephen king fan so i thought id get this to see if it was any good. It's by his son and it's just as good as i thought I was glad i bought it. I'd recommend it to any fan of horror