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In The Earth is Ben Wheatley’s epic return to horror! | Sundance 2021 Video Review

January 31, 2021 by EJ Moreno

In The Earth, 2021.

Directed by Ben Wheatley.
Starring Joel Fry, Ellora Torchia, Hayley Squires, and Reece Shearsmith.

Filmmaker Ben Wheatley recently debuted his remake of Rebecca on Netflix and it was met with mixed reactions. Thankfully Wheatley quickly returned to horror as this will surely be one of his most memorable films ever. In The Earth is a trippy, little horror film with a lot of offer up its viewers. Join our host EJ Moreno as he breaks down what he loved about this 2021 Sundance Film Festival horror entry.

SEE ALSO: Read our written review of In The Earth here

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“In the Earth” follows the story of the world desperately on the hunt for a cure to a virus. And as the world attempts to figure out how to stop this disastrous illness, a park scout and a scientist venture into the woods on a routine equipment run but soon their journey takes a dark turn as the forest comes to life around them.

 

Originally published January 31, 2021. Updated February 1, 2021.

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Flickering Myth TV, Movies, Reviews, Sundance Film Festival Tagged With: Ben Wheatley, Ellora Torchia, Hayley Squires, in the earth, Joel Fry, Reece Shearsmith, Sundance Film Festival 2021

About EJ Moreno

EJ Moreno is a film and television critic and entertainment writer who joined the pop culture website Flickering Myth in 2018 and now serves as the executive producer of Flickering Myth TV, a YouTube channel with over 27,000 subscribers. With over a decade of experience, he is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic who is also part of the Critics Choice Association and GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics.

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