Last week I reviewed The Drama, one of those ‘water-cooler’ movies; twists, turns, talking points.

Well forget all that, if you want a movie you can really dissect and talk about, I present The Rose of Nevada, a quasi-horror, psychological-thriller mystery from award-winning director Mark Jenkin.

When a fishing boat, the Rose of Nevada, lost with all hands 30 years ago, mysteriously reappears in the old harbour of a forgotten Cornish village that has fallen on hard times, those who remember it take this as a sign (or omen?): the boat must go out to sea again and maybe then the luck of the devastated village will turn.

Young father Nick (George MacKay, who’s brilliant in this) needs a job to provide for his family and enigmatic newcomer Liam (Callum Turner (possibly at his best)) is desperate to escape his past. They join Captain Murgey (Francis Magee) and head out to sea.

Now, this all sounds nice and interesting (perhaps a little ghost-ship-esque) but the real kicker comes when the crew returns with their fishing haul…

…I really don’t want to spoil, but given the press notes of this movie actually do spoil, the plot twist is hardly a secret.

Basically, when the crew returns they’ve time travelled back to 1993 and only Nick seems remotely perturbed by this. Questions, questions everywhere! What? How? Why? (My legit notes from the screening). This is the sort of movie you’ll be discussing long after watching and likely one that will get even better after repeat viewings.

Let me tell you: this is a GREAT movie. Not least because of the way it sucks you in. With a sparse script, the silences speak volumes and the long, lingering shots of seemingly mundane fishing paraphernalia and bleak seaside vistas sidestep tedium and instead create a distinctly eerie atmosphere.

Jenkin – who miraculously directed, shot, wrote and edited the movie – does a stellar job capturing the ennui and drudgery of the downtrodden fishing town in 2020s Britain, but does perhaps an even better job of contrasting this with the same town’s thriving 90s scene. There’s a fantastic sense of nostalgia that mixes wonderfully with the whole unnerving air that runs through the story.

In addition to Jenkin’s beautiful scene-setting and atmosphere, is the great cast. I’ve been previously vocal in my disappointment in Callum Turner’s showings but here he’s great – carefree and nonchalant is clearly his niche and this pairs perfectly with MacKay’s more neurotic and tightly wound portrayal.

My final confession. I didn’t get it. As in…I didn’t really understand what happened (I mean, come on, you don’t just ‘return to 1993’, I was as surprised as Nick) but more so, I didn’t get whether I was supposed to understand what happened. But you know what? I liked that. Some things don’t need to be explained (which is probably my vanity trying to justify leaving the cinema feeling like a dunce).

Maybe you’ll fare better than me – regardless, The Rose of Nevada is a must-see!