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3/30/2019

Await Further Instructions (2018)

Young man brings his Indian girlfriend home for Christmas, knowing that his family is unlikely to be welcoming. When the added pressure of forced quarantine and instructions from an unknown source are added, things get ugly quick. This is an inventive horror movie -- it's almost like a mafia game with an obvious suspect: the foreigner. Add in a dash of religious zeal and learned authoritarian misogyny and you've got a frightening mix.

Problem is, once the "monster" is revealed, it's pretty hard not to giggle. It's a solid B-movie for the first 1:15 and then really goes off the rails right at the end.

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