The Reading (2023)
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 33 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A recently widowed writer named Emma Leeden details the loss of her family in her new book. She agrees to a staged reading by a teenage girl who has a spiritual connection.
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What happens
The Reading is a 2023 American supernatural horror-thriller film written and directed by Courtney Glaude in his feature directorial debut. The film stars Mo'Nique as a recently widowed writer Emma Leeden, who details the loss of her family in her new book Invasion. For the press coverage, she agrees to a staged reading by 19-year-old girl (Chasity Sereal) who has spiritual connection. The Reading executive produced by Lee Daniels (who also co-edited the final version) with Mo'Nique and her husband, Sidney Hicks. It's the first time Mo'Nique and Daniels have collaborated on a project after 2009 drama film, Precious. The collaborations of this film ended a 14-year feud between Daniels and Mo'Nique. The film was released by BET+ on February 2, 2023. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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