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Dusty Mancinelli and Madeleine Sims-Fewer's gothic horror often loses sight of its central romance in favor of its numerous references. Like "The Shining," Dusty Mancinelli and Madeleine Sims-Fewer's "Honey Bunch" opens with its characters venturing into a rural area that immediately suggests isolation from the rest of the world. The central couple, Homer (Ben Petrie) and Diana (Grace Glowicki), are headed to an experimental therapy institute where they hope to cure the memory and motor control problems Diana suffered after a serious car accident. Directors: Dusty Mancinelli, Madeleine Sims-Fewer Writers: Madeleine Sims-Fewer, Dusty Mancinelli Stars: Grace Glowicki, Ben Petrie, Jason Isaacs As soon as the couple arrives at this remote facility, the film adopts the aesthetic of 1970s asylum thrillers, such as Gore Verbinski's "A Cure for Wellness" and Peter Strickland's neo-gialli. Homer and Diana exit their car and are confronted by a disem...