Although it might not appear to be at first glance, Knock At The Cabin is a significant departure from director M. Night Shyamalan's previous films. By adapting Paul Tremblay's novel The Cabin At The End Of The World in an screenplay written by him along with Steve Desmond and Michael Sherman, Shyamalan is certainly treading familiar ground in the genre, which he most particularly by 2002's Signs. However, the most significant thing to note is that, contrary to 2021's Old, he's apparently stepped beyond the necessity to create shocking revelations. “Knock at The Cabin” Review: M. Night Shyamalan’s most recent…

Through the course of his long career, the filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan has always been fascinated by our relationship with mortality and the quest for meaning when we face the reality of it. From the moment he stepped into the mainstream with 1999's classic "The Sixth Sense" until 2021's under-appreciated "Old," his best films have been those which manage to walk an uneasy balance between exuberant crowd-pleasers as well as macabre philosophical reflections on our lives. If he can achieve the right line, his movies have an array of interesting stories that are worth seeking out hidden in the shadows…