Talk To Me, the debut movie from Aussie directors Danny and Michael Philippou (the men behind popular YouTube channel RackaRacka), feels more Blumhouse than it does A24, and as far as I am concerned that's a good thing. It's far less pretentious and arthouse than I had expected, and a lot less boring.

Sophie Wilde plays Mia, who attends a party where her friends dabble with the occult, using a porcelain hand that has the power to connect the living with the dead: all a person has to do is hold the hand and say 'Talk to me'. The important thing to remember is not to hold on for longer than 90 seconds. Of course, Mia does just that, leaving the door wide open for unwelcome spirits to come a-visiting.

A likeable cast, plenty of creepiness, a smidge of uncomfortable brutality (the standout scenes involving some nasty self harm), and a neat ending ensure that Talk To Me is a thoroughly entertaining ride from start to finish. Sure, some characters make questionable choices in the film, but that is par for the course for a teen horror, and it doesn't detract too much from the fun. Was I scared? Not really, but then it takes a lot to scare me these days. Was I entertained? You betcha!