Major props to screenwriter Max Landis and director Josh Trank for this mesmerizing mind-bender.

CNN: Review: 'Chronicle' springs surprises

The writer, Max Landis, and the director, Josh Trank, are friends who conceived the story together.

NEWYORKER: Powers of Evil

The director, Josh Trank, and the writer, Max Landis friends who conceived the story together seem close in spirit to the boys.

NEWYORKER: Chronicle