Directors Scott Beck and Bryan Woods give us all the secrets on “Heretic,” the only fall thriller to involve Hugh Grant, Mormonism, blueberry pie, and Jar Jar Binks.

If "A Quiet Place" - the screenplay that put writers Scott Beck and Bryan Woods on the map - was a rather tight-lipped, high-concept monster movie where the characters could rarely speak, "Heretic," their latest film,

Hugh Grant delivers a master class in how charm turned inside-out becomes thoroughly creepy in "Heretic," writes .

That’s the premise, and the clever casting, of “Heretic,” a horror film starring Grant in his least likely role: a total sicko. Written and directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, of “A Quiet Place,” the film features moody cinematography from Chung Chung-hoon (2017’s “It”),

A minimalist feature such as this requires a sharp, intelligent script and performers who can effectively captivate and carry the full weight of the story, and Heretic shines with both. A smart, meta story structure is complemented with intelligent,

Hugh Grant turns his natural charm into a weapon in “Heretic,” a stimulating discussion of religion that emerges from a horror movie wrapper.