woman’s observation that lichen has started to grow on a flower she’s been studying for weeks counts as bold narrative progress in Mark Jenkin’s decidedly low-stakes folk-horror curio, . Shot in the same striking, hand-processed 16mm stock and set in the same seaside milieu as the director’s lauded feature debut (2019), is a more opaque affair than its predecessor, a mood piece about the totemic power of natural landmarks and the allure of sinking into the historical sites of past trauma. Staccato in structure and wind-hewn in style, with its stark visuals of rock cuts and crashing waves and abrasive, post-synced sound design, the film is a sensorially rich
