We examine the ending of sci-fi thriller Synchronic, now on Netflix.

In Synchronic, Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan star in a small and smart sci-fi mystery that focuses on friendship and family.

A few days ago, I landed an extended interview with Jamie Dornan for his fantastic work in Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead’s sci-fi drama Synchronic. If you haven’t seen the trailers, Synchronic stars two best friends and New Orleans paramedics (Anthony Mackie and Dornan) that start to encounter a number of bizarre crime scenes. As they dig into what’s going on, Mackie’s character discovers it has to do with a new designer drug called “Synchronic”, which causes the user to experience an intense psychedelic reaction. When Dornan’s oldest daughter suddenly disappears, Mackie’s character …

One of the key components about most time travel stories is about the element of control leading to a loss of control. We take one of the few, immutable elements of life—time’s unceasing flow—and then bend it to go somewhere else, and then that usually leads to unintended consequences. Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead’s new movie Synchronic cleverly turns this premise on its head by telling a time travel story where the lack of control is built into the premise and the larger themes of the story. Whether it’s coping with illness or how to …

Well Go USA has released a trippy new trailer for Synchronic, the latest sci-fi movie from The Endless filmmakers Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead. Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan star as best friends Steve and Dennis, a couple of New Orleans paramedics who are called to a series of bizarre, gruesome accidents that they chalk up to a mysterious new party drug found at the scene. But after Dennis’ oldest daughter suddenly disappears, Steve stumbles upon a terrifying truth about the supposed psychedelic that will challenge everything he knows about reality -- and the flow of time itself. How very …

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Holy smokes, folks. This year's Fantastic Fest is shaping up with one of the strongest lineups in years. Today brings the second wave announcement, which comes with a barrage of exciting new titles, with Rian Johnson's Knives Out locking in as the closing night. “Rian Johnson is a consistently thrilling and brilliant director whose work has enthralled Fantastic Fest audiences for the past 15 years,” said Fantastic Fest Creative Director Evrim Ersoy. “The chance to close out the festival with his unique and ingenious murder mystery was too good an offer to pass up!” The new wave also …