Through the Glass Darkly

The two women give the movie a satisfying emotional core, even if the storyline is a bit of a letdown.

Robyn Lively's affecting performance anchors this offbeat Southern Gothic thriller.

Through the Glass Darkly provides thrills and intrigue without Hollywoods usual cheap tricks of jump scares and special effects. Rather, it gives a veteran actress a chance to shine as never before.

You can overlook the odd flub but once clues literally start jumping out in front of our DIY detectives you really have to wonder whether the narrative needed more work. Contrivance is one thing, but this makes the whole shebang just too hard to swallow.

Though there's some twists and turns that some may see coming thanks to the familiarity with the genre, a certain character reveal is what the film evidently banks on and, to its credit, it pulls it off entirely

... an engaging whodunnit with just enough fresh elements and confident storytelling to see you through to its mildly predictable finale.

Veteran character actor Robyn Lively brings some grit and authenticity to the lead role of this ludicrous thriller.

Fash delivers a film that feels equal parts Shutter Island and Green Room, often playing on the worst scenarios paired and with an unreliable worldview.