A weekend of healing for Dennis and Mia becomes a hallucinatory nightmare when Dennis’ estranged brother arrives and begins to distort their sense of reality.

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Video Quality

To The Moon makes its Blu-Ray debut with a welcome 1080p video presentation that showcases the source well. The contained shooting locations of the cabin and the surrounding forest provide sumptuous textural details. The presentation shows off a significant amount of depth while exploring the property. Some key sequences are intentionally hazy to replicate the disoriented state of our main character.

Black levels reveal subtle signs of banding in some of the darkest moments, but largely they maintain their depth. Skin tones are natural with a great amount of detail present in close-ups such as facial hair and scars. The image has a filmic quality to it with the subdued color palette saturating the screen. The film utilizes some deep colors in the expanses of nature which delivers a very stunning image. This Blu-Ray brings life to this film exactly as needed.

Audio Quality

Yellow Veil Pictures gives this Blu-Ray a DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio track that capably conjures all of the sonic details. Dialogue consistently comes through crisp and clear without being drowned out by any competing sounds. Bombastic moments are not a significant part of this track, but a few key moments deliver some vital texture to the proceedings. Environmental sounds of the space engage the surround speaker in a very immersive way.

The unnerving sound design accentuates the mounting dread that the story delivers throughout. When the characters are moving through the woods, various distinct ambient details flesh out the setting. The score is effective and well-balanced while maintaining supreme fidelity. The audio track provides a first-rate experience full of nuances that bring this narrative to life exactly how it needs. Optional English SDH subtitles are provided.

Special Features

Introduction: An optional 10-second introduction from director Scott Friend in which he welcomes you to the release.

Audio Commentary: Director Scott Friend and Actor Will Brill provide a lively and informative commentary track in which they discuss the movie and production in depth. The duo discusses shooting in a family home, the inherited production design, how relationships have developed since filming, working with the dog, fun tidbits about various moments, and more.

Behind The Scenes Featurette: An eight-minute behind-the-scenes featurette in which the cast and creative team discuss the themes of the feature, the intimate nature of the production, favorite moments from the set, how the craft team enhanced the narrative, and more.

Theatrical Trailer: The two-minute trailer is provided here.

Booklet: A multi-page booklet featuring the essay “Everyone’s Got A Theory About The Bitter One” from writer Alexandra Heller-Nicholas is provided here. This piece gives a well-rounded analysis of the themes and plot developments of the film which strengthens your comprehension overall.

Final Thoughts

To The Moon is an eerie psychological slow burn that takes the care to flesh out the character dynamics before immersing you into anything too abstract. Those looking for a thrill-a-minute will likely be disappointed, but those who appreciate a deliberate build to an impactful conclusion should find much to delight in. The trio of performers does an effective job of keeping you invested in these characters in different ways, and they have a great chemistry that aids the feature considerably. This is a really great low budget discovery that should have more eyes on it. Yellow Veil Pictures has released a Blu-Ray featuring a great A/V presentation and an excellent assortment of special features. Recommended

To The Moon is currently available to purchase on Standard Edition Blu-Ray or with a Limited Edition Slipcover exclusively through Vinegar Syndrome.

Note: Images presented in this review are not reflective of the image quality of the Blu-Ray.

Disclaimer: Yellow Veil Pictures and OCN Distribution have supplied a copy of this disc free of charge for review purposes. All opinions in this review are the honest reactions of the author.