Review: The Toll (2021)

As the world advances in its technology, ridesharing services like Uber rise in popularity. While Uber feels safer as you can see the profile of who’s picking you up, you may never truly know your driver. Or, for that matter, you may never truly know your passenger. That is the starting point of the new psychological horror film from Michael Nader, The Toll, where Cami (Jordan Hayes, who also produces) is coming home from a trip and, instead of asking her father to come get her, decides to get in an Uber-adjacent for her hour-long trip home. That’s where the socially awkward Spencer (Max Topplin, who also produces) comes into play.

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The Filmcraziest Show Interview: Jordan Hayes and Max Topplin, “The Toll”

Here's a new interview podcast with Jordan Hayes and Max Topplin, stars of the new psychological horror film THE TOLL. We chat the anxiety of the film and what it was like butting heads on screen while being real-life best friends.

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