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Some creatives have more fun when things are restricted, which can definitely be said of filmmaker Ben Wheatley (pictured above on the left).

His new low-budget, pandemic-born movie has some highbrow concepts, nervous sounds, and black comedy piled on like thick molasses.

After his interesting adaptation of the Netflix period romantic drama Rebecca, Wheatley is “back on his bullshit” (according to Empire Online, who gave the film four stars) with In The Earth, which is part survivalist drama, part slash-and-stalk thriller.

The film is highly intense and filled with dread, amplified by chaotic editing strategies (flash cuts, jump cuts, abrupt cuts to black) and strobe effects that really make the atmosphere more charged.

The Guardian and The Scotsman also gave the film four stars, and Gizmodo called it possibly the first great horror movie of the year so far.

Here’s the brief synopsis:

As the world searches for a cure to a disastrous virus, a scientist and park scout venture deep in the forest for a routine equipment run.

Through the night, their journey becomes a terrifying voyage through the heart of darkness, the forest coming to life around them.

Let’s go down to the woods:

In the Earth will come to cinemas on June 18.

[sources:guardian&empireonline]