Kaw

The film constructs its dread by relying on the familiar tropes of nature-gone-wild horror, but grafts onto it a slower-burning mystical thriller through the Mennonite farm subplot. It explores the contrast between frenetic avian attacks and the eerie quiet where the secret incubates.

Those who tire of purely visceral scares will find intrigue in the mythological underpinnings. What lingers after the feathers settle is a primal unease about the sky itself turning hostile. — MovieFinder Editorial