Aarcflick

 I'm a sucker for single-location movies. I don't care about the genre; if it's strictly limited to one location, I'm in. It could be a house, a train, a plane, a car, a spaceship, a bank, or a motel—I'm in. Sidney Lumet's 12 Angry Men is such a stifling drama that it gets better with every re-release. Krampus is a holiday classic. Everyone Says I'm Fine is an underrated gem. The list goes on. However, I think the general attitude toward this subgenre shifted after the COVID-19 pandemic. Suddenly, what once seemed like a novel storytelling tool became our everyday reality. On top of that, with safety measures in place, filming in a single location became a very cost-effective method for making movies (or even entire series). Thus, what once seemed like a cool gimmick started to feel lazy, uninventive, and stale. Of course, recent releases like Evil Dead Rise, Sinners, Carry-On, and Bramayugam have proven that a lot can be done in one place. Brick, by Philip ...