"When I first saw the premise for Searching — a man (John Cho) searches for his missing daughter by going through her laptop, with all the action occurring on the screen of the computer itself through YouTube videos, Facetime conversations, home movies, and texting apps — I couldn't help but be reminded of other not-so-great stabs at similar narrative devices (*cough* Friend Request *cough*). Fortunately Aneesh Chaganty's digital age thriller is not only effectively chilling and able to deliver a spectacular twist, but it's also unexpectedly emotional. The first sequence focusing on the wife of Cho's character, which kicks off the film, had me crying within a few minutes." — QK