Torment

About This Movie

So, Torment from 2018 is quite the unsettling piece. The film dives into the psyche of this woman who’s completely stuck in her grief—fixating on an architect, which honestly adds this eerie layer to her madness. The atmosphere is thick, almost suffocating, and they really play with sound and shadows to ramp up the tension. The pacing is slow but it builds, kind of like a pressure cooker. The practical effects are grungy and raw, which makes the horror feel more visceral. Performances are intense, with that sense of despair bleeding through every scene. It’s not your run-of-the-mill horror; it lingers and stays with you, making you think about grief and obsession long after it ends.

Exploration of grief and obsessionInteresting use of practical effectsAtmospheric tension throughout