Monolith

Monolith (2023) is an Australian sci-fi thriller you can watch online on iFILM, directed by Matt Vesely. A disgraced journalist rebuilds her career through podcasting — and stumbles onto something she cannot explain: a black brick that keeps appearing in the lives of strangers across the globe.

What begins as a quirky human-interest story grows into something darker with each phone call she makes. Lily Sullivan carries almost the entire 94-minute runtime alone on screen, her investigation unfolding through emails, voicemails, and recorded confessions from people she never meets face to face. It is one of the more demanding one-person performances in recent Australian genre cinema.

Director Vesely shoots this almost entirely in a single location, building dread from dead air and unanswered questions rather than visual spectacle. If you prefer horror and thriller that works on you slowly and leaves loose ends dangling, this one lands. Stream Monolith (2023) online on iFILM.