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
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