There are original films out there. You just need to know where to search. If you enjoy trippy, time-warping sci-fi/horror indies, go no further than Synchronic, which is now available on Netflix.
This cinematic mind-bender stars Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan as paramedics caught in the tidal wave of a manufactured drug that is wreaking havoc on people's brains and reality.
Synchronic gazing is not a casual experience. Anthony Mackie plays Steve, a guy who devotes his life to healing others, only to be diagnosed with a serious brain tumor.
In desperation, he turns to synchronic, a discontinued medicine that he discovers has the capacity to transport certain persons through time.
Reality collapses on Steve as his usage of synchronic grows and his journeys through time become increasingly deadly.
The film builds to a dramatic finish, with Anthony Mackie at the heart of this modern sci-fi cult classic.
Synchronic premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2019 and was released the following fall.
The Anthony Mackie film was added to Netflix's library at the beginning of 2021, where it now awaits adventurous audiences.