She's meant to represent the judgmental, prideful, super Christian who drives people into Satan worship. Oh, I cannot do this review without discussing a witch called Rhonda. And the results vary from 'terrible' to 'soul-crushing.' And most of the soul-crushing comes from Rhonda. But just when you find yourself ready to describe a scene as 'tolerable' the script will crack the whip and force the actors to do something comedic. To be fair, whenever the characters have a philosophical or theological discussion, the film borders on watchable. While the opening credits roll, we see various characters preparing for a funeral Yes, this is a character-driven Christian movie. David's sister Sherry has to make arrangements for his burial and that includes calling his friends to gather for the event. How did he die? Well, he died because Plot is a cruel cinematic goddess who demands fictional blood be spilled in her unholy name. In this film- Wait, 'Hidden Secrets'? If something is a secret, then it's meant to stay hidden and if something is hidden then by its very status is is something hidden! When the title of your film creates a potential feedback loop, you're in trouble. That being said, let's look at Hidden Secrets. It would involve a lot of dull talky scenes and most likely cringe-inducingly bad attempts at comedy as well as a ham-fisted moral lesson with all the brevity and subtlety of watching Superman fight General Zod. If you told me that somebody decided to make a Christian version of The Big Chill, I'd be both intrigued and scared by the idea.

Hidden Secrets by Samantha Rindfuss