Widow

This was a really enjoyable horror film. A great premise, with twists you will definitely not see coming. Low budget, but good storytelling will keep you involved. If you enjoy thrilling horror, you will definitely like this!

Widow is a mind-bending indie film that leaves the audience stunned by the finale. This is a low budget film and should be reviewed as such and judged on the merits of its creative script, plot twists, verite style cinematography and quality performances, especially by the lead Cindy Maples. Just when you think you know what's happening in the film, the rug is pulled out and the finale keeps the viewer on the edge of their seats. Worth watching til the end.

I am a big fan of horror films and I'm always particularly interested to see what filmmakers can do with low budgets in this genre. I feel like some of the most creative films can come out of these restrictions and I definitely appreciated the way director PJ Woodside and team crafted Widow. The plot involves a recently widowed woman who starts to have dreams of her deceased husband. She is convinced that these are more than just dreams and that her husband is trying to communicate with her. I don't want to give away too much of the plot beyond that, but there's definitely quite the interesting twist ending. If you're into micro-budget horror then I definitely think you'll enjoy Widow!

So you're a lover of ultra-low budget horror, but not without prerequisite great storytelling? Bust out the Cheetos and blue smoke, then, and indulge that guilty pleasure of yours to the fullest with P.J. Woodside's "Widow," a homespun psychological horror drama unapologetically done on a shoestring, and to the kind of max effect that keeps 'em coming back for more.

There are two kinds of low-budget horror fans: The ones who rabidly devour and adore these films, and the ones who rabidly devour and whine about these films. One thing's for sure, both keep returning to the nest, repeatedly drawn back into this niche genre so wonderfully exemplified by "Widow." Vivian Potts (Cindy Maples) is the newly-widowed widow in question; her husband has passed while shacked up in a hotel on business. It's not long before Vivian is tormented in the dream world with visions of her deceased husband in which he's trying to communicate with her; this leads her to surmise that his death wasn't strictly on the up-and-up.

Remember now, this is ultra-low budg. No pretense otherwise, so don't go watching it and complaining about all things ultra-low budg. Because with that descriptor can come the charms and the arguable stoniness of some ultra-fun indie horror film watching. This film is indeed very much its own little garage lab-grown beast: Well-acted by the two female leads if you're keen enough to notice, and it's loaded up with a twisting and contorting ending that should leave genre fans mighty and mightily satisfied. "Widow" is immersive homegrown filmmaking, and a testament to what can be done with a clean story, some engaged talent, and the sheer force of creative will.

A bizarre and beautiful psychological thriller, there is a Lynchian style to the direction and the editing and it's to the Filmmakers credit that when you see the final shot, it hits hard, due to the time developing the complex characters and spiralling plot. If you like Twin Peaks, you'll love this!