“Beyond The Woods” (*1/2 out of four) was a limp small-town psychological thriller about a determined detective (Broadus Mattison) who investigates the death of a woman (Christie Burke) and the disappearance of her brother (Jeff Evans-Todd) and finds a suspect (Steven Roberts) who proves to be an elusive enigma that he has to both psychologically and physically trap. Striking and crisp cinematography by Zach Zhao is sole worthy component as film is buried in a blur of grim grandiloquence. Roberts also co-wrote the uneven screenplay.