Special Features: Includes Blu-ray, DVD and a digital copy of The Black Phone (Subject to expiration. Without giving anything away, I just don't feel that the final scene fit the tone of the rest of the film at all.

The film was released on Blu-ray and DVD on August 16, 2022 and will release on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray on September 19, 2023 by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. During her career, she has interviewed an array of people from CEOs, and politicians to filmmakers and farmers. For the construction of the film, Derrickson was inspired by the films The 400 Blows (1959), The Devil's Backbone (2001), Rosemary’s Baby (1968), and the novel A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving. The scene-to-scene learning and plotting is fun and efficient and requires Finney to be a little bit of a detective, exploring his dank surroundings and the failed escape attempts of the other kids to utilize for his own hopeful plan.Collider said the mask in the poster evoked Lon Chaney's character from London After Midnight (1927). From the score to the performances, or the thrills to the downright unnerving sensibilities of "The Grabber", this film is simply great all around. The story of survival is made even more intriguing when our protagonist, young Finney (Mason Thames), learns that the past victims can communicate with him through the mysterious black phone. Distracting the dog with meat from the freezer, Finney exits the house, which turns out to be across the street from the burial site. It is excellently acted by almost every one of the actors, the 70's feel to it was perfection, the story was good, it was suspenseful, it had dark moments and a dark subject matter, it had mostly interesting characters.

It was originally set for release on January 28 and later February 4 before being delayed again to June 24. The movie starring Ethan Hawke and young actor Mason Thames is a supernatural horror tale from director Scott Derrickson, based on the short story of the same name by author Joe Hill. The Black Phone follows a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, Finney, who is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement.The stuff with Ethan Hawke as "The Grabber," a kidnapper of children who imprisons them in a locked basement dwelling with a broken black phone attached to the wall, is great, and Hawke is fascinating and unsettling. The Black Phone arrived at the end of June, and now we’re ready to see it added to our DVD and Blu-ray collections. The Black Phone is a 2021 American supernatural horror film [2] directed by Scott Derrickson and written by Derrickson and C.

It doesn't have much more depth or meaningful characterization, it's really just about a kid using the power of neighborhood ghosts to escape a crazy man, and that's enough at least for a passably entertaining 100 minutes. Special Features: Includes 4K UHD, Blu-ray and a digital copy of The Black Phone (Subject to expiration. The image predominantly has a dull yellow/brown coloring so primaries red, blue, and yellow are skewed in that direction. Universal Pictures movies are heading to Peacock after just 45 days in theaters, so that’s affecting Digital releases too. There are a couple of digital shots, one particular murder especially, that kind of hover and don’t quite come home but overall there aren’t any compression anomalies or issues to report.Given the familial relationship, it shouldn’t be much of a surprise that Joe Hill’s story feels very much like a stripped-down version of It. It's about generational trauma and abuse, a survival thriller about escaping a psychotic serial killer, and a little kid trying to hone her nascent psychic powers. As it is, the one classic "Horror" title isn't ever going to cover it all, and each horror film's ratings and acceptance will always be low and divided. Last but not least, we have a small but great turn from Jeremy Davies who somehow always knows how to steal a scene. It Chapter 2 Actor James Ransone Joins Scott Derrickson's Horror Thriller The Black Phone (Exclusive)".

He may not have the most screentime, but he instantly makes an impression - even through a mask designed by the legendary Tom Savini. Marketing [ edit ] The Grabber's appearance was compared to Lon Chaney's character from London After Midnight. NBCUniversal's New Theatrical Window Scheme To Bring Films To Peacock After As Few As 45 Days Of Release".The title of the film obviously implies that there will be a phone at some point throughout this film and the meaning behind the phone is what sold the movie to me. The Blu-ray and digital release come with exclusive bonus content which includes deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes featurettes with the cast and crew, Derrickson’s short film ShadowProwler and a feature commentary from Derrickson as well. In April 2023 at CinemaCon, Jason Blum identified The Black Phone as one of the studio's newest franchises, teasing additional plans for a sequel. The parts that drag are where Finney's little sister tries to convince the skeptical police officials that her dreams are real and can help find her missing brother. Heidi Venable of CinemaBlend agreed, pointing out reviews complimenting the child actors, musical score, and screenplay, and wrote, "It sounds like this Joe Hill adaptation should please moviegoers, as long as audiences know they're in for something deeper than just tried-and-true jump scares.