![]() ![]() ![]() This is a familiar, Manichaean, Shyamalan-ish universe: A diverse group of bewildered souls, alone in a menacing void, earnestly playing out whatever endgame logic the scenario dictates. This being a Shyamalan film, the trailer promises they will spend a lot of time looking confused and concerned - the same facial feat Mark Wahlberg sustained across the running time of “The Happening” - and yelling at one another, demanding explanations. Naturally, they try to figure out what’s happening, floating theories and freaking out. The trailer introduces us to some people who become trapped on a remote beach, where they begin to age at an insanely accelerated pace. But in the past few weeks, I have watched its trailer over and over, enthralled by its combination of existential horror and unintended humor. ![]() Night Shyamalan’s latest movie, “Old,” which arrived in theaters last week, for no other reason than that I am traveling and haven’t set foot in a theater in almost two years. Let me say up front that I do not expect to see M. ![]()
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