Shadow of God

‘Shadow of God’ is a bit too ambitious for its own good. However, this fresh take on religious horror still warrants a watch.

Bungling an intriguing main central premise and wasting several actors we’ve seen do much better work, Shadow of God should’ve been doused in holy water before its creative team felt compelled to get their hands on it.

Peterson nudges at some heavy concepts — religion, trauma, abuse, humanity — never quite delivering a full punch, but consistently finding interesting threads to pull within those conversations, benefitting greatly from compelling performances.

sign of a good movie: if it had more money, it would be better. “Shadow of God” has a solid, well thought out story that could have benefitted from having a bigger budget. It was a brilliant move to mix the quotidian nightmare of Waco with cosmic horror.