Coherence
2013
****
Director: James Ward Byrkit
Cast: Emily Baldoni, Maury Sterling, Nicholas Brendon, Lorene Scafaria, Hugo Armstrong, Elizabeth Gracen, Alex Manugian, Lauren Maher
Four couples are having a dinner party just when a comet is passing the Earth in close proximity. Their evening takes an odd turn with a series of unusual events. James Ward Byrkit's directorial debut is a tightly scripted and mindbending drama which was shot on a shoestring budget. This is science fiction about ideas, not about special effects. It all starts like a Woody Allen film, but as the neighbourhood is paralysed by a blackout, Byrkit squeezes wonderful tension from minimal action.
