As the pandemic ratchets up again, the idea of escaping to an isolated AirBnb sounds more tempting than ever. But the new horror film "The Rental," about a staycation that turns deadly, milks that premise for all its worth, and Nathan Weinbender says it's a surprisingly effective thriller on a dime.
Nathan Weinbender is the Film and Music Editor for the Inlander and a film critic on Spokane Public Radio's "Movies 101" heard Friday evenings at 6:30 here on KPBX.