Sun Choke
Janie's just trying to get well.
7 July 1992, California, USA
11 November 1967, Menden, Germany
1 February 1983, Thailand
27 December 1958, Levittown, Long Island, New York, USA
24 May 1984, Austin, Texas, USA
August 03, 2016
Hagan is great, but the picture isn't, better appreciated as a directorial exercise for a burgeoning filmmaker than an engrossing exploration of insanity.
August 03, 2016
Sun Choke succeeds in telling a small-scale story with tons of interest, abandoning typical plot structures in favor of genuine discovery.
August 03, 2016
This slow-burn thriller offers intense psychological drama, but its deliberate coolness and ambiguity may frustrate genre audiences looking for a more conventional payoff.
August 05, 2016
A beautifully-acted movie that probes some of the darker elements of the human psyche with style and undeniable scariness.
February 13, 2017
This will probably not be to everyone's tastes considering the film's uncomfortable nature and the lack of clarity within the narrative, but this film offers a unique experience that'll leave you surprised and intrigued.
August 12, 2016
... muted horror entry punctuated by explosions of graphic violence ... veers from Ingmar Bergman arty to De Palma trippy ... will be interesting to see which path Cresciman takes from here.
August 15, 2016
Both for better and worse, Sun Choke doesn't spell anything out for anyone.
August 03, 2016
The film doesn't always work as a genre exercise, but it's a winner as a character study, in large part because of how committed Hagan is to playing Janie's derangement. Casting directors in search of the offbeat should take note.
August 04, 2016
A tense journey of psychological despair.
March 09, 2017
Madness and motherlessness rule and unravel in Ben Cresciman's beautifully disturbing study of dissociation.
August 15, 2016
Sun Choke is plagued by the vague and cryptic.
August 05, 2016
Come for the abidingly mysterious plot, stay for Hagan's bewitching performance.
