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The Latent Image

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The Latent Image

2022

1h 23m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

LGBTQ+

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6 Reviews

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A thriller writer finds his story coming to life when a mysterious drifter arrives at the door of his isolated cabin.

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Ben Turner

The Pink Lens

It’s clever, it’s smug and it never quite lets us have the pay-off it was dangling before us.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 7, 2023

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

Writer-director Alexander McGregor Birrell gleefully creates a mysterious vibe, adding suspense and meta flourishes in each scene.

Rated: 3.5/5

Sep 19, 2023

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Trace Thurman

Horror Queers Podcast

A few too many dream sequence fake-outs makes The Latent Image feel like a short stretched to feature length (which it is), but some inventive camerawork and sexually charged performances from Tonks and Clift elevate the lackluster screenplay.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 18, 2023

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Joe Lipsett

Horror Queers Podcast

The feature adaptation of Birrell's short is stylish (we love a split diopter shot!) and sexy (the murder role play scenario), though the screenplay is occasionally too reliant on dream sequences/hallucinations.

Rated: 3.5/5

Sep 18, 2023

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Bobby LePire

Film Threat

Creepiness wins the day, thanks to decent characterizations and a strong cast.

Rated: 7.5/10

Sep 12, 2023

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Josh Bell

Crooked Marquee

Birrell overloads the movie with cheap, irritating dream/hallucination fake-outs, which serve only as repetitive padding.

Rated: C

Sep 5, 2023

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B P

The Latent Image is a must-see psychological thriller about those things we keep in the closet.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/15/23

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Synopsis

A thriller writer finds his story coming to life when a mysterious drifter arrives at the door of his isolated cabin.

Director: Alexander Birrell
Producer: Cedric Andries
Screenwriter: Alexander Birrell
Distributor: Cinephobia Releasing
Production Co: June Gloom Productions, Latent Images
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller, LGBTQ+
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 12, 2023
Runtime: 1h 23m

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