Abby Quinn

This article first appeared as part of Jenelle Riley’s Acting Up newsletter – to subscribe for early content and weekly updates on all things acting, visit the Acting Up signup page. One of my favorite genres also happens to be one of the least appreciated — horror. I’m sure philosophers…

SPOILER ALERT: This contains major spoilers for “Knock at the Cabin,” now playing in theaters. Director M. Night Shyamalan’s latest tense, apocalyptic thriller, “Knock at the Cabin,” is adapted from author Paul Tremblay’s novel “The Cabin at the End of the World,” but the Universal film majorly diverges from the book…

A strained and ponderous story with stratospheric delusions of grandeur.

A strained and ponderous story with stratospheric delusions of grandeur.

A strained and ponderous story with stratospheric delusions of grandeur.

A strained and ponderous story with stratospheric delusions of grandeur.

A strained and ponderous story with stratospheric delusions of grandeur.

A strained and ponderous story with stratospheric delusions of grandeur.

A strained and ponderous story with stratospheric delusions of grandeur.

A strained and ponderous story with stratospheric delusions of grandeur.

A strained and ponderous story with stratospheric delusions of grandeur.

A strained and ponderous story with stratospheric delusions of grandeur.