When discussing acclaimed new releases, people often like to say that it’s necessary to watch them on the biggest screen you can find. In the case of writer/director Ian Tuason’s new horror film undertone, that advice needs to be slightly tweaked: it’s necessary to watch it with the best speaker system you can find. Released by A24, the scale of the story in the movie is small (in fact, the whole thing takes place within a two-floor house), but it is an auditory nightmare that makes stunning use of delicate sound design and manipulates perception via apophenia. Because of this, I personally think that the work demands a theatrical experience – but I was fascinated to recently hear a counterpoint from star Nina Kiri.
