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- 2023
- Cinedigm Entertainment Group
- 1 h 12 m
- 2023
- Cinedigm Entertainment Group
- 1 h 12 m
Summary When Jessica's stalker surprises her in New Mexico, she must seek help from beyond the grave to get rid of him for good.
Directed By: Pete Ohs
- 2023
- Cinedigm Entertainment Group
- 1 h 12 m
- 2023
- Cinedigm Entertainment Group
- 1 h 12 m
Jethica
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Summary When Jessica's stalker surprises her in New Mexico, she must seek help from beyond the grave to get rid of him for good.
Directed By: Pete Ohs
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
70
75% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
25% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
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Jethica is impressive as a feat of economy—there’s a lot of movie packed into that 70 minutes—and miraculous as an act of empathy rolled up in a spooky, constitutionally American ghost fable, where the lost souls wandering the shoulder of far-flung highways may really be that, and where a simple traffic sign gains new meaning contextualized with Ohs’ thoughts on death: “Pass with care.”
In finding humor, pathos, and beauty in such a complicated subject matter, Ohs and company deliver a sunbaked ghost story that should stand the test of time.
Jethica feels like the middle act of a much more compelling film and is a rare example of a film that could have done with a smidge more exposition. If this were a proof-of-concept I would love to see a much deeper, broader look at this story.
At once dryly funny and surprisingly poignant, Jethica uses the paranormal as a metaphor for abusive male behavior. The film’s deadpan perspective and unhurried pacing can diffuse its surprises, but Ohs has an offbeat style that’s fresh and fun.
This is a strange film all around, distractible and full of Olympic-level tonal gambits. Viewers’ mileage will vary. Wildly.
Indie filmmaker Pete Ohs and a small cast of committed actors ventured out into a barren New Mexico nowhere for “Jethica,” a horror-comedy that doesn’t offer much in the way of scares or laughs but is strangely fascinating regardless.
Director Pete Ohs and his screenwriting-cast deftly manage the transition from creepy to comic by slow degrees. The two female leads hold down the fort with dry delivery and somewhat haunted-looking expressions; they are bright attractive women who have had to put up with crap like this from leering men all their lives.
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Awards
Lausanne Underground Film & Music Festival (LUFF)
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Brooklyn Horror Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Santa Fe International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
