Chloe (Callina Liang) and her family have only just moved into their new house when she becomes convinced that they are not alone. She believes it is the spirit of her friend, Nadia (Lady Not-Appearing-in-This-Film), who died of a drug overdose, but the only person who is willing to listen is her dad (Chris Sullivan). Her brother (Eddie Maday) thinks she's making it up and her mom (Lucy Liu) barely pays attention to her at all. Is it just a manifestation of teen grief and neglect? Nope! Stuff flies all around and outside help is called.
I didn't love the ending of this but I had the same problem with The Haunting of Hill House. Otherwise, this is a solid ghost story. All the camera work is shot from the ghost's POV so there's this sense of fluidity unmoored from time and the family dynamics felt realistic and natural. Personally, I hit my limit on the amount of drama --some of this was a little overwrought-- but your mileage may vary. Lucy Liu is full-on Tiger Mom here in an understated supporting role, but the standout to me was the gloriously named West Mulholland as Cool Kid/Teenage Heartthrob Ryan.
This is directed by Steven Soderbergh who I am generally not a fan of but I know a lot of people like. It's streaming on Kanopy and has no blood, no gore, just a couple of really tense moments if you're more into atmospheric horror.
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