The Lodge is a psychological/supernatural horror film that deals with concepts of loss, grief, and trauma. The film tells the story of two children, Aidan (Jaeden Martell) and Mia (Lia McHugh), whose mother (Alicia Silverstone) has recently committed suicide. Their father (Richard Armitage) is getting married again and, in an effort to get the children to bond with his fiancee, Grace (Riley Keough), he lets her babysit them at the family’s lodge in the country. Grace struggles to connect with her two resentful soon-to-be step-children, but as the snow piles up and she starts to unravel, it seems that the tension between them may be the least of her worries. Continue reading “Review: ‘The Lodge’ is a Muddled, but Effective, Horror Story”
