Review of The Lodge (2020) by Compi24 — 07 Jun 2020

With "The Lodge," co-directors Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala deliver a film that essentially abides by the same sort of elemental setup as their previous film, "Goodnight Mommy." This time around, however, you're given entirely different circumstances and thematics to weed through as a viewer.

Boasting an unforgettably pervasive sense of dread and a terrific assortment of images all throughout — both disturbing and otherwise — I'm quite confident when I say that I believe these filmmakers are amongst the cutting edge of indie horror.

My only issue with the film is one that unfortunately trends into spoiler territory, so I'll suffice my thoughts with as much vaguery as I can. Basically, once things wrap up, you as an audience member quickly realize there's not really any character left you wish to root for.

Still, though, the bleakness of that revelation kind of bolsters the film's thematic backbone. It's not exactly a satisfying watch, but for fans of other indie horror films that have caught so much attention in the past half-decade or so (i.

E. "It Follows," "The Witch," "Hereditary," etc.) I'd say it's borderline required viewing.