Krisha
Written and Directed by Trey Edward Shults
Starring Krisha Fairchild, Alex Dobrenko and Robyn Fairchild
Running time 1 hour and 23 minutes
MPAA Rating R for language, substance abuse and some sexual content

by Ryan Smillie

If you think about it, Thanksgiving is a pretty apt setting for a horror movie. Family members gathering - maybe even trapped - in one location, dormant conflicts lurking like ghosts, a sharp carving knife at the center of the table. In his 2014 debut feature, Krisha, Trey Edward Shults takes full advantage of these horror possibilities to transform what could be a usual family- and addiction-centered Thanksgiving drama into something both more menacing and more thoughtful.