Intimate Horror Brooklyn 45 Explores the Stains of War

 

[L-R]: Jeremy Holm as ARCHIBALD, Ron E. Rains as BOB, Ezra Buzzington as PAUL, Anne Ramsay as MARLA in BROOKLYN 45

Brooklyn 45 is the third feature length film of Ted Geoghegan (We Are Still Here; Mohawk). This real-time indie horror debuted during SXSW 2023 and is streaming exclusively on Shudder. Directed and written by Geoghegan and starring Anne Ramsay, Ron E. Rains, Jeremy Holm, Larry Fessenden, Ezra Buzzington, and Kristine Klebe. 

Description: It's December 27, 1945. Five childhood friends gather at a Brooklyn brownstone to share cocktails and comfort Clive, who is grieving his wife's passing. But Clive has a secret agenda for the evening; his plans may stir up ghosts, both real and metaphorical.

Release: Streaming exclusively on Shudder

Final score: 3.5 out of 5