Went Up the Hill Is Too Timid for a Ghost Story

Went Up the Hill is too timid for a ghost story

Samuel Van Grinsven’s gothic horror Went Up the Hill possesses a stern, terrifying beauty but fails in its narrative.

'Went Up the Hill' Looks Death Square in the Eye

Went Up the Hill is a beautifully shot ghost story that explores how the dearly departed never leave us. Too bad it'll leave audiences cold.

Stranger Things' Dacre Montgomery Returns After 6-Year Hiatus With Haunting Ghost Story - Nerd Reactor

Dacre Montgomery is known for his roles as Billy in Stranger Things and the Red Ranger in Power Rangers. The actor took a hiatus and is back with a new haunting film, Went Up the Hill, starring opposite Vicky Krieps (Old). “I’ve largely taken the last six years off, and this was exactly the role I wanted,” Montgomery tells Nerd Reactor about his role as Jack in Went Up the Hill. “Not just for me, but for me as an actor to push myself. We shot in…

'Went Up the Hill' Review: A Remarkable, Tragic Ghost Story

Grief is never the same. It’s a chimera, wearing many faces and afflicting everyone with the same core, with different outcomes. We grieve for things and places, time lost, and opportunities missed. And we grieve for love, of course. I’m reminded of a Shirley Jackson quote from The Haunting of Hill House, “I am like a small creature swallowed whole by a monster, and the monster feels my tiny little movements inside.” We are all small creatures, …

WENT UP THE HILL Star Dacre Montgomery On His New Supernatural Thriller, STRANGER THINGS 5 & More!

I caught up with Dacre Montgomery to discuss his intense performance in Went Up the Hill, working alongside Vicky Krieps, and braving a chilling New Zealand shoot. We also talked Stranger Things 5!

Review: Went Up the Hill (2025)

Vicky Krieps and Dacre Montgomery star in this intense two-handed ghost story, which is really an exploration of grief. They’re both so good: this is single-minded not-ingratiating work – not crowd-pleasing – and I am here for it. I reviewed for Ebert.