Camera Obscura
A veteran war photographer with PTSD sees imminent deaths in his developed photos, questioning his already fragile sanity and putting the lives of those he loves in danger.
25 July 1962, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
7 May 1983, Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]
23 September 1952, Pinckneyville, Illinois, USA
February 9, 1982 in Arlington, Texas, USA
5 June 1978, Brooklyn, New York, USA
13 November 1962
10 November 1953, Elyria, Ohio, USA
6 April 2009, Hammond, Louisiana, USA
11 November 1977, Chicago, Illinois, USA
4 December 2007, Jefferson, Louisiana, USA
June 19, 2017
Koontz's feature debut is a sturdy, adult scare picture, which is a treat unto itself.
June 09, 2017
None of this makes sense.
June 07, 2017
The implied conditional logic governing the camera's curse doesn't extend to the film's amateurish discontinuities ...
June 15, 2017
One of the strongest elements in Camera Obscura is that, regardless if Jack is losing touch with reality or the camera is haunted, the whole story is itself a metaphor for the horror of PTSD.
July 06, 2017
It's evident from his work here that Koontz is a huge admirer of the horror genre, and I'm genuinely curious to see what he can do on his next effort.
June 14, 2017
Camera Obscura squanders its intriguing premise with a ham-fisted execution.
June 08, 2017
Though born of an inventive idea, "Camera Obscura" comes out underdeveloped.
June 26, 2017
As a horror film, Camera Obscura disappoints.
June 09, 2017
A Twilight Zone-worthy story obscured minute by minute with tonal inconsistencies, convoluted plot turns, and a highly unlikable lead character.
June 08, 2017
"Camera Obscura" lurches between gory thriller sequences and dreary character development, and never develops any momentum.
June 09, 2017
Camera Obscura is more psychological thriller than horror -- in fact, it's not scary at all but there are enough moments of suspense and mystery to make it worth your while.
June 08, 2017
Nothing if not an exhaustive compendium of fright-film motifs.
