I Watched “Latency” And Now I Cannot Sleep

🎶 Is this the existent life , is this justLatency 🎶

In case you missed it, the sci-fi thrillerLatencywill be in select theaters June 14. I got my hands on an early screener and made the horrible mistake of watching it on a night when I was home alone.

Let me tell you some of what happens, but without spoilers because you should see it for yourself. The film stars Sasha Luss as Hana, a “has been” pro gamer with acute agoraphobia

Hana “escapes” the confines of her apartment by playinglotsof video games, including virtual reality ones.

Hana’sbest friendand enduring support figure, Jen (played by Alexis Ren) is the only other person we properly meet.

Side note: the film is being released by Lionsgate, who also didFall, a film that caused me to drop my popcorn on the floor in fright. I’m telling you because even though they are so different, there are some eerie similarities between the two movies.

InLatency, Hana gets her hands on a new, unreleased technology called OMNIA. It’s some kind of electro-encephalography device that uses neuro imaging to read her thoughts before she’s even aware of them, and it can tap into every device in her home.

As a video game controller it reduces her reaction time to zero. So, Hana is of course very excited about this…

…but Jen is already worried and so am I.

Unfortunately, the device starts intruding on Hana’s actual thoughts in a variety of terrifying ways.

Without giving too much away, the line between Hana’s reality and imagination starts to blur as a parade of horrors pass through Hana’s apartment, eventually forcing her out of it.

There are twists right up until the final moment, and to be honest I’m still not sure whether what happened at the end of the movie was real or if the OMNIA sucked me into Hana’s brain.

But here’s the thing - it’s not just a movie. This kind of technology is closer to reality than many of us realize. Which means the line between reality and potentially horrifying fiction is about to get way blurrier.

So now you understand why I can’t sleep.Latencyhas given me a lot to think about. You can watch the film in select theaters starting June 14. Check out the trailer here:

Sasha Luss in latency sits at a table with a mug and a plate. She appears tired or distressed

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Sasha Luss in latency sits on the floor in a dimly lit, narrow hallway next to a closed door, appearing distressed. An unmarked box is on the floor beside her.

Sasha Luss in a striped shirt aiming a sniper rifle

Alexis Ren smiling up at someone, wearing a hoodie with their hair styled in two buns

Grace Caroline Currey and Virginia Gardner, dressed in casual climbing gear, sit atop a high platform, with rope harnesses attached in the movie Fall

Rear view of a person with long hair adjusting VR headset in a dimly lit room

Sasha Luss and Alexis Ren look up and concerned

A woman with long blonde hair leans in closely towards a computer screen, focusing intently on what is displayed

Sasha Luss looks forward with an open mouth and distressed expression

Blond person in yellow clothing is seen mid-air, seemingly falling or jumping off a building at night with a neon red "CYCLE" sign in the background amidst a cityscape

Sasha Luss, wrapped in a towel, gazes into a grimy mirror and touches her bloody teeth

In case you missed it, the sci-fi thrillerLatencywill be in select theaters June 14. I got my hands on an early screener and made the horrible mistake of watching it on a night when I was home alone.#

Let me tell you some of what happens, but without spoilers because you should see it for yourself. The film stars Sasha Luss as Hana, a “has been” pro gamer with acute agoraphobia#

Hana “escapes” the confines of her apartment by playinglotsof video games, including virtual reality ones.#

Hana’sbest friendand enduring support figure, Jen (played by Alexis Ren) is the only other person we properly meet.#

Side note: the film is being released by Lionsgate, who also didFall, a film that caused me to drop my popcorn on the floor in fright. I’m telling you because even though they are so different, there are some eerie similarities between the two movies.#

InLatency, Hana gets her hands on a new, unreleased technology called OMNIA. It’s some kind of electro-encephalography device that uses neuro imaging to read her thoughts before she’s even aware of them, and it can tap into every device in her home.#

As a video game controller it reduces her reaction time to zero. So, Hana is of course very excited about this…#

…but Jen is already worried and so am I.#

Unfortunately, the device starts intruding on Hana’s actual thoughts in a variety of terrifying ways.#

Without giving too much away, the line between Hana’s reality and imagination starts to blur as a parade of horrors pass through Hana’s apartment, eventually forcing her out of it.#

There are twists right up until the final moment, and to be honest I’m still not sure whether what happened at the end of the movie was real or if the OMNIA sucked me into Hana’s brain.#

But here’s the thing - it’s not just a movie. This kind of technology is closer to reality than many of us realize. Which means the line between reality and potentially horrifying fiction is about to get way blurrier.#

So now you understand why I can’t sleep.Latencyhas given me a lot to think about. You can watch the film in select theaters starting June 14. Check out the trailer here:#