The Block Island Sound (2021) FIRST LOOK

First Look: The Block Island Sound

The Block Island Sound is directed by Kevin McManus and Matthew McManus; and stars Michaela McManus (Into The Grizzly Maze), Chris Sheffield, Neville Archambault (13 Cameras), Jim Cummings (The Wolf Of Snow Hollow) and Ryan O’Flanagan.

Something lurks off the coast of Block Island, silently influencing the behavior of fisherman, Tom Lynch. After suffering a series of violent outbursts, he unknowingly puts his family in grave danger.

The Block Island Sound Reviews

This is a decent movie. If you don't like slow burns or sci-fi this is not for you. The acting is solid and whilst the movie is slow, it has a good build of tension up to the ending. - mudvayne-90245

Tense, atmospheric, good acting. Exactly what a slow burner should be. - PedroPires90

Something felt a bit off about this film right from the beginning. I got the sense of "otherworldly dread" and surrealness it was trying to evoke with its music cues and atmosphere, but for some reason this didn't seem to properly work. It came across less as surreal and atmospheric and more like a bunch of stupid idiots willfully letting everyone around them think they're drunken lunatics. - phenomynouss

A horror film which largely depends on a foreboding atmosphere and a sense of psychological threat rather than too much gore. There are scenes where the dead seem to have risen but these may be hallucinations or apparitions only visible to one observer. Nevertheless information is imparted by them and commands delivered. Set on an off-coast Island, large scale fish kills bring a marine biologist back to the home she has been avoiding. There is family drama/conflict involved but it mostly rises above the soap level. You also get evidence of parasites controlling humans and animals. The presence of a conspiracy theorist on the island and his influence on one of the main protagonists drives the film's narrative. - Pairic

The Block Island Sound had premiere at the virtual edition of the 2020 Fantasia Film Festival on August 28th with a second showing September 1st. It was released on Netflix on March 11, 2021.

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