“Host” (** out of four) was a tiresome horror thriller about six friends (Haley Bishop, Jemma Moore, Emma Louise Webb) who gather for an internet zoom call when an evil spirit suddenly comes from out of nowhere and threatens their friendships and their survival. Better than most horror movies revolving around the internet and chatrooms/zoom calls and features enthusiastic performances from its cast but unfortunately this wears out after a while even at less than an hour long. Director Rob Savage tries but this is essentially the definition of “minimalist” movie-making.