Ice House (2020)

Ice House: Directed by Steven Elbert. With Michael Alexander, Greg Berman, Abby Ciardelli, Arlene Conrad. Ice House follows the story of two friends, Grant and Wayne, on one night’s excursion to a fish house on a frozen Minnesota lake for an evening of camaraderie. What seems to be a harmless outing between two friends slowly evolves into a murderous plot between two men, both with hidden secrets and mysterious agendas.

“I really liked this. Tightly scripted, fun to watch, and a worthwhile entry into the Modern Hitchcock genre. But I secretly suspect that this is actually how u0026quot;normalu0026quot; people behave in real life when they arenu0026#39;t pretending to be u0026quot;niceu0026quot;, so maybe Iu0026#39;m a little biased. I knew nothing about it beforehand, just decided to give it a chance for 20 minutes to see if it could hook me, and it did. I found the dialogue mostly believable u0026amp; poignant, and well-performed. I got what I came for, and it was satisfying. If youu0026#39;re someone who believes in the illusion that people are fundamentally good, you may not enjoy it as much as I did. But if youu0026#39;re in the mood to be a little creeped out, give it a chance.”