A desperate young journalist turns to podcasting to salvage her career, but her rush to make headlines leads her to an alien conspiracy.
Lily Sullivan is quietly captivating, and the storytelling masterfully unfolds in a way that mimics sweating anxiously; all the while trying to wrap an armed landmine in paper mache. Still, _Monolith_‘s purposeful slow tone, lack of a budget, bigger cast, and intricate set pieces will only cater to those willing to embrace a film modeled after the tortoise rather than the hare.
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