Brooklyn 45

I was enamored by the sophisticated complexity of “Brooklyn 45,” writer-director Ted Geoghegan‘s supernatural period piece about a frightening séance in post-World War II America and the equally disturbing aftermath. This dialogue-driven supernatural drama about being haunted by the metaphorical (and literal) ghosts of the past has a wildly unpredictable story and substantial themes that make it a thinking person’s thriller. Set within the confines of a first-floor parlor room in a Brooklyn brownstone, the film takes place over the evening of December 27, 1945. Recently widowed Clive (Larry…

Sierbahnn

2026-11-05

⭐ 7

This feels a lot like a play in that it takes place with only a very limited cast in a very limited space and it builds its tension in the relationships between the characters on scene. It relies on us getting to know them and understanding them and then subjecting the characters to things they aren't used to or prepared for. The movie works very well and looks really nice. The characters are superb and the acting matches them. I had a lot of fun with this one and I highly recommend it.