This scrappy genre-busting film starring Melissa George and Liam Hemsworth is such a thrilling watch because it is unclassifiable: small-scale and epic, brainy and sillyGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailLike many, my addiction to the hit TV show Severance – which follows a shadowy biotech company that can “sever” people’s memories at work from their memories of the outside world – has increased my appetite for more mind-bending, high-concept stories. Drawing from a rich well of inspiration, which encompasses The Twilight Zone and Terry Gilliam’s Brazil, Severance has reawakened a specific obsession of mine: “puzzle box” sci-fi plots, where Matryoshka doll mysteries unfold in an equally confusing and horrifying fashion, escalating into an exhilarating crescendo that is usually analysed in forums and YouTube videos tagged with the promise “ENDING EXPLAINED”.The most wonderful thing about this kind of ornate storytelling is that no big budget is required, simply big ideas. Sev...
The article recommends the 2009 film *Triangle*, starring Melissa George, to fans of the TV show *Severance*. *Triangle* is described as an underrated, mind-bending, puzzle-box thriller with similarities to *Severance*, including non-chronology, labyrinthine settings, and duplicate selves. The author highlights *Triangle*'s multilayered nature and identity-thriller core. The film is available on various streaming platforms in different regions.
