Broadcast Signal Intrusion

Name: Broadcast Signal Intrusion
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Released: October 22, 2021
Duration: 104 min
Cast: Anthony E. Cabral, Chris Sullivan, Harry Shum Jr., Jeff Dlugolecki, Jennifer Jelsema

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Dark Sky Films | Release Date: October 22, 2021 | Not Rated

Starring: Anthony E. Cabral, Chris Sullivan, Harry Shum Jr., Jeff Dlugolecki, Jennifer Jelsema, Kelley Mack, Madrid St. Angelo, Richard Cotovsky, Steve Pringle, Thomas Kosik

Summary: While logging tapes of decades-old TV broadcasts, video archivist James (Harry Shum Jr.) discovers a surreal and disturbing clip that James believes is the product of a mysterious broadcast signal hacking. His discovery takes a sinister turn when he tracks down similar broadcast intrusions that send him on an obsessive mission. Now JamesWhile logging tapes of decades-old TV broadcasts, video archivist James (Harry Shum Jr.) discovers a surreal and disturbing clip that James believes is the product of a mysterious broadcast signal hacking. His discovery takes a sinister turn when he tracks down similar broadcast intrusions that send him on an obsessive mission. Now James must confront two very real possibilities: that the videos may be clues to a crime beyond all comprehension; and that whoever was behind them may be very aware that James is coming uncomfortably close to the truth.… Expand

Director: Jacob Gentry

Genre(s): Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Horror, Crime

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 104 min

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Chuck Bowen

Oct 21, 2021

Jacob Gentry’s film punches through all the layers of homage to arrive at a place of true horror. Read full review

Noel Murray

Oct 22, 2021

Like the real-life events that inspired it, Broadcast Signal Intrusion is most thrilling when it’s at its vaguest — like a juicy rumor that’s impossible to confirm. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Brian Tallerico

Oct 22, 2021

It’s a film with echoes of recent horror movies about obsession like Berberian Sound Studio and Censor but those movies, despite their flaws, felt far more legitimately dangerous and fearless than BSI, which is content to maintain a slow buzz of paranoia for longer than it should. Read full review

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BarrowBeacon

Nov 2, 2021

I wish it had remained as esoteric as it started, but I was thoroughly wrapped up in its world.

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JLuis_001

Jun 23, 2022

It seemed to me like a kind of watered down version of 8mm. It's all there, especially the paranoia, but this film seems to have been afraid to dig into the decay that it was bringing out, even when its central character was clearly knocking on its door, and it opts for an ambiguity thatIt seemed to me like a kind of watered down version of 8mm. It's all there, especially the paranoia, but this film seems to have been afraid to dig into the decay that it was bringing out, even when its central character was clearly knocking on its door, and it opts for an ambiguity that ends up hurting it quite a lot, 'cause when you think you're getting into the root of that evil, it feels like something crucial was missing.

It walks a long way to end up nowhere.… Expand

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