Chronovisor (2026)

Brent Marchant September 30, 2026

★ 6/10

Is a compelling premise enough to make a movie work? Well, it certainly helps, especially for films in the sci-fi, paranormal and fantasy genres. But, if that premise isn’t backed up with a comparably competent execution, the picture’s chances of succeeding can be considerably diminished. And that, regrettably, is what holds back this inventive debut feature from co-writer-directors Jack Auen and Kevin Walker. While the specifics behind the story here are somewhat complicated from a scientific, philosophical and metaphysical standpoint, this release essentially follows the research of Columbia University Professor Beatrice Courte (Anne Laure Sellier) after she stumbles onto the long-hidden work of an obscure Benedictine monk, who, in the 1950s, with the supposed assistance of scientists like Wernher von Braun and Enrico Fermi, was said to have developed an invention that enabled the …