A quote from Norman Bates opens this review: “We all go a little mad sometimes.” “Snow Falls” (2023) tells the story of five college students who head to a remote, upscale cabin near Salt Lake City to celebrate New Year’s Eve. Unfortunately, a snowstorm and power outage quickly put a damper on their plans. The film is another entry in the “cabin-in-the-woods” genre, similar to low-budget films like "Silent Retreat…

It turned out to be surprisingly enjoyable, though certainly not among the very best films around; it’s a pretty solid psychological movie. The medical information presented was notably well-researched and current, unlike many movies that gloss over those details or get them wrong. It felt strange to hear the Russian Sleep Experiment mentioned so casually now. It was also unexpectedly good to see instances of para…