A24’s Talk To Me Is Creeping Out Critics In The Best Way

Based on these reviews on the “Talk to Me” trailer alone, the movie’s already shaping up to be one of the best horror films of 2023. And it’s all the more impressive, considering it’s the directors’ first feature film. Movie reviewer Perri Nemiroff stated on her channel, “A stellar feature debut from Danny and Michael Philippou that features an A+ ensemble of rising stars navigating a wildly chilling and catchy core concept.” The Philippous got their start on YouTube and actually declined getting a larger budget so that they could retain greater creative control over the final film. It’s a gambit that’s appeared to paid off as the film is already getting excellent word-of-mouth praise.

Not only is it scary, but Rendy Jones says it also speaks to the current moment in the zeitgeist, writing, “Talk to Me might be the first to accurately capture the Gen-Z teen experience through a fun and empathetic portrayal, which is hard to do because teenagers suck … The Philippou brothers nail the current landscape of Gen-Z culture, where the obsession with doing dumb s*** to seek viral fame has desensitized us to life-endangering consequences.”

Following in the footsteps of other Gen-Z-centric horror films like “Bodies Bodies Bodies,” “Talk to Me” from A24 has all the makings of being the right movie at the right moment. It’s scheduled to come out in the United States on July 28.