BURIED
No matter how many dialogue-heavy movies of a certain genre are released, I maintain that none will ever compare to the mastery of BURIED (2010) (trailer here). The entire film is 90 minutes of Ryan Reynolds being buried alive and struggling to get out, so if you are easily claustrophobic, be sure to watch through your fingers. What’s great about this movie is that despite its small and focused scope and setting, it still manages to feel as though it’s broken up into several acts through its use of lighting and orientation, making the whole movie deeply memorable as a developing story. At no point does it drag or feel as though the various scenes are bleeding together. The absence of additional settings and characters literally detracts nothing from the experience of watching this film, and even knowing the ending does nothing to diminish my anxiety every rewatch. I recommend seeing for yourself—available to watch on HBO Max!
—Victoria Moniz, Development Intern
