Film Review: The Lodge

A one-way road trip to atmospheric terror, Veronica Franz and Severin Fiala’s The Lodge is a timely exploration of isolation, guilt, and trauma. Anchored by a powerful and nerve-fraying performance by Riley Keough, the film serves up a wintry mix of slow-burn cult horror. While light on true scares, The Lodge more than makes up for it with its searing imagery and shocking acts of violence, even if its rushed third act deflates the film’s carefully constructed narrative. Minor spoilers…