New Jersey Stage Issue 44 | Page 23

In the films of Moorhead and Benson, humans struggling with earthly problems - grief, pov- erty, addiction - find there are forces greater than us at play in our world. The duo’s third film, The Endless, is a sequel to their 2012 debut Resolution. That movie tells the story of Mike (Peter Cilella), who receives a strange and worrying video that suggests his troubled junkie friend Chris (Vinny Curran) is on the verge of committing sui- cide. Mike tracks Chris down to a remote cabin, handcuffing his friend to the wall to force him into cold turkey. When Mike and Chris begin receiving inexpli- cable messages through various media forms, ranging from vinyl records to VHS tapes, they dis- cover a strange unearthly force is at play in the surrounding area. A seemingly throwaway scene in Resolution saw Mike stumble upon a group of men, mem- bers of a cult based in the local- ity. The Endless follows up on this moment, with two of the cult Watch the trailer for The Endless NJ STAGE - ISSUE 44 INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 23