A medical documentary about Alzheimer's becomes a chilling descent into unspeakable evil and madness.
Suspenseful and bleak. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on AMC+, Prime Video, Fandango at Home (free) and Tubi (free).
What we could confirm fits an R: intense fear and several jump scares.
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What starts as a poignant medical documentary about Deborah Logan's descent into Alzheimer's disease and her daughter's struggles as caregiver degenerates into a maddening portrayal of dementia at its most frightening, as hair-raising events begin to plague the family and crew and an unspeakable malevolence threatens to tear the very fabric of sanity from them all.
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
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