The Latent Image is a 2022 British horror thriller film directed by Alexander McGregor Birrell, starring Joshua Tonks, Jay Clift and William Tippery.

The Latent Image
Directed byAlexander McGregor Birrell
Written byAlexander McGregor Birrell
Joshua Tonks
Produced byCedric Andries
Starring
  • Joshua Tonks
  • Jay Clift
  • William Tippery
CinematographyMichael Elias Thomas
Edited byLisa Rustage
Music byAlex Gregson
Jack Hughes
Production
companies
Latent Image
June Gloom Productions
Distributed byCinephobia Releasing
Release dates
  • 11 November 2022 (2022-11-11) (SoHo Horror Film Festival)
  • 7 September 2023 (2023-09-07) (Los Angeles)
  • 9 October 2023 (2023-10-09) (UK)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Cast

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  • Joshua Tonks as Ben
  • Jay Clift as The Man
  • William Tippery as Jamie

Reception

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Pat King of Dread Central rated the film 4.5 stars out of 5 and called it a "must-see psychological thriller about those things we keep in the closet."[1]

Bobby LePire of Film Threat praised the "decent" characterisations", the "strong" cast, the music and the cinematography, but wrote that it "relies too heavily on the "it’s all a dream" to the point of the plot being a bit messy".[2]

Phuong Le of The Guardian rated the film 3 stars out of 5 and wrote that the "sizzling chemistry between Tonks and Clift manages to bring a heat to The Latent Image where the plot and photography may have fallen short."[3]

References

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  1. ^ King, Pat (15 September 2023). "'The Latent Image' Review: A Thrilling Exploration of Hidden Desires". Dread Central. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  2. ^ LePire, Bobby (2 February 2019). "THE LATENT IMAGE". Film Threat. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  3. ^ Le, Phuong (3 October 2022). "The Latent Image review – sizzling chemistry brightens cabin-in-the-woods slasher movie". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
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