‘Passenger’ Clip Makes Changing a Tire Even Scarier

‘Passenger’ Review: André Øvredal’s Van Life Haunted House Movie Does Exactly What You Expect and Maybe That’s All It Needs To Do [C+]

Sometimes it's nice to show up at the cinema for a genre programmer that gives you exactly what you expect — a polished studio horror movie that doesn't reach for the stars but thrives on its modest ambitions. Enter André Øvredal, the Norwegian horror filmmaker who broke through with his fantasy-horror mockumentary Troll Hunter and…

Film Review: Passenger is a road trip to nowhere

André Øvredal has proven himself capable of delivering horror with atmosphere and restraint. Whether it was the creeping dread of The Autopsy of Jane Doe, the gothic ambition of The Last Voyage of the Demeter, or the gateway scares of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, his work usually contains at least a few...

‘Passenger’ movie review: Dream life on the road becomes a nightmare in André Øvredal’s horror film

America’s rural roadways, campsites, and abandoned superstore parking lots make for a canny setting for traveler horror in Passenger, a new horror film from director André Øvredal (The Last Voyage of the Demeter, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark) opening in Prague and cinemas worldwide this weekend. This throwback to highway horror films like The Hitcher, Joy Ride, and Jeepers Creepers boasts some outstanding scenes of terror and a pair of enga…

‘Passenger’ Clip Makes Changing a Tire Even Scarier

The first clip from Passenger is only 30 seconds long, but like the trailer before it, it packs tension and scares within the limited run time. Directed by André Øvredal (The Autopsy of Jane Doe, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark), the horror film hits theaters this Friday, May 22, via Paramount. In the movie, “A few weeks into their van life adventure, a young couple witnesses a horrific accident that leaves the driver dead. Soon they’re being …