Honey Bunch
The brief
Grace Glowicki delivers a genuinely unsettling performance as a woman whose fractured memory becomes the film's most unreliable narrator, while Jason Isaacs lurks around the edges with his trademark menace. Mancinelli builds dread through slow-burn pacing that mirrors Diana's confusion, creating this suffocating atmosphere where you're never sure what's real or manufactured. The wilderness setting feels less like nature and more like a psychological maze, with each "recovered" memory hitting like a small betrayal. Perfect for fans of *The Machinist* or *Shutter Island* who don't mind spending two hours questioning everything they think they know.
The verdict
If you love psychological thrillers that mess with your head and don't mind slow-burn pacing that prioritizes atmosphere over action, this is a genuinely creepy mind-bender anchored by Grace Glowicki's unsettling performance. If you prefer straightforward narratives or get impatient with deliberate pacing, the nearly two-hour runtime of memory games and unreliable storytelling will likely frustrate you.
Watch with
- 👤 Solo viewing for maximum psychological impact
- ⚠️ Skip if you need trigger warnings for trauma/abuse
Heads up
- Psychological trauma and memory manipulation (moderate)
- Implied marital abuse and gaslighting (moderate)
- Disturbing medical/experimental procedures (brief)
Credits
- Director
- Dusty Mancinelli
- Cast
- Grace Glowicki, Ben Petrie, Jason Isaacs, Kate Dickie, Julian Richings, Jesse LaVercombe, Sarah Kolasky
Official synopsis
Diana's husband is taking her to an experimental trauma facility deep in the wilderness, but she can't remember
The Double
Make a night of it
Pair this with You Were Never Really Here (2017)
Both explore fractured memory and psychological trauma through dark, atmospheric storytelling.
Total runtime: 1h 54m + 1h 29m = 3h 23m
