Directed by Eric Schultz
Written by Eric Schultz, Justin Moretto and Thomas Torrey
Starring Sathya Sridharan, Paton Ashbrook and Dana Ashbrook
Running time: 1 hour and 31 minutes
Unrated- contains violence and language

by Audrey Callerstrom

Minor Premise is a calculated, cerebral sci-fi drama that continues to be engaging thanks to a nuanced performance from its lead, Sathya Sridharan. Sridharan plays Ethan Kochar, a reclusive, alcoholic scientist who has been edged out of the research work on cognition and memory that he did with his late father, Paul (played in flashbacks by Nikolas Kontomanolis). Due to his unreliable and unpredictable behavior, Ethan’s work has since been taken over by his ex, Alli (Paton Ashbrook) and his late father’s colleague, Malcolm (Dana Ashbrook). I never doubted Sridharan as Kochar, or was ever taken out of the moment, even when he talks about the science behind capturing and altering memory. He makes it look effortless.