“Witty people in horrible situations” is 100% my jam, and Mathew Green plays right into that sweet spot here. Alice and Mel’s sibling tensions, banter, and well-lived-in love are familiar and disarming, leaving you fully exposed when the ominous breadcrumbs get you to where they’ve been leading. A very cool reflection on how normal can slip away from us - slowly at first, then all at once.

Perfectly chilling, and gorgeously constructed. There's a real depth of relationship between Mel and Alice that goes beyond the purposefully cryptic dialogue. The story here feels sad, odd, and inevitable. Terrific.

From the start, you know something's not right, whether it's because you read the title or because you're sensitive to subtext. The words left unsaid take up so much space in this script, leaving you to fill in the blanks...but even if you do, the world-building that subtly and deftly creeps in will come as a surprise. From the moment the outside creeps in, the embers grow, and things escalate rapidly, building to a harrowing conclusion. This feels like the middle of an epic story, and I dig it!