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Talk to Me (2022)

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The entertainment is in the pacing. The writing is superb. Great setup, suspense, new information, escalating stakes, mystery, twists and turns, and an ending that ties everything together.  

The only gripe I have is there is no happy ending*.

Talk to Me is a 2022 Australian supernatural horror film directed by Danny and Michael Philippou and written by Danny Philippou and Bill Hinzman, based on a concept by Daley Pearson. It stars Sophie Wilde, Alexandra Jensen, Joe Bird, Otis Dhanji, Miranda Otto, Zoe Terakes, Chris Alosio, Marcus Johnson, and Alexandria Steffensen. 

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Talk to Me (2023)

This is a Movie Health Community evaluation. It is intended to inform people of potential health hazards in movies and does not reflect the quality of the film itself. The information presented here has not been reviewed by any medical professionals.

Talk to Me has multiple instances of harsh flickering lights at the end of possession scenes. The opening scene shows a severe strobe light being used at a party at night. Emergency vehicle strobe lights illuminate a scene where someone steps into a car in pouring rain.

Handheld cameras are used frequently, with occasional, very brief shaking. There are sudden rolling motions of the camera that follow unnatural contortions of people's bodies.

Flashing Lights: 9/10. Motion Sickness: 4/10.

TRIGGER WARNING: This film deals with bodily possession, and multiple people under the influence of it commit acts of self-harm and suicide attempts, one of which is successful.

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Image ID: A promotional poster for Talk to Me

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Talk To Me (2022)

Summary: A group of friends (Sophie Wilde, Alexandra Jensen, Joe Bird, Oris Dhanji, Zoe Terakes, Chris Alosio) learn how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, and do it over and over again... until one of them (Wilde) goes too far and blurs the line between the real world and spirit world.

Enjoyable concept, excellent practical effects, fleshed-out characters, good cliffhanger ending. Doesn’t explore themes as well as it wants to, however.

Rating: 3.5/5

Photo credit: Rotten Tomatoes

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Talk to Me

directed by Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou, 2022

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spooky tuesday is a (now not so new!) podcast where we’re breaking down all of our favorite slashers, thrillers, monster movies and black comedies on the new scariest day of the week.

CRAZY! pervert ghost hand possesses teens! (prank!) (gone wrong!) (gone real?!) it’s the viral new video everyone is ~talking~ about — and after debuting in theaters this summer, talk to me (2023) is now officially available to watch at home. with a24’s latest release doing numbers and maybe even kicking off a new franchise, we knew we had to get in on the game here at spooky tuesday. for our season 3 finale, we’re traveling to the land down under as we ~talk~ about whippets (don’t do them), sophie wilde (obsessed), and which sequels we’d like to see (all of them).

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Talk to Me (2022)

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So spooky. Perfect amount of jumpscares, even though the eye gore was slightly too much for my taste. The lore was amazing and the whole film was well thought out.

It was shocking, disturbing, and tense. I loved it, and I love how certain callbacks were made throughout.

Tremendous ending, and it made me so excited for the sequel.

You should watch this film if:

The premise itself is enough to pique your interest (come on, talking to ghosts through an embalmed hand?)

You love the twisted and recurring themes

You need more A24 horror in your life (spoiler: you do)

Similar titles (I’m not sold on these suggestions yet):

The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror II (specifically the story with the monkey paw)

Insidious (2010) (unrelenting spirits haunting a family)