💎 Horror Gem #121—🏆 2023 Ranked 🏅 Top 100
"This is extremely unusual. We should be seeing a reaction in the hypothalamus when stimulated by acts of violence. Instead, it's her ventromedial prefrontal cortex that's all lit up." "What does it mean?" "It means the girl's comion is triggered by images of humans dying. Not her hunger."
Easily film of the year for me—and with just eight days left. This is going to be a horror classic. I’m fairly certain.…
💥 Horror/Thriller 💎 Hidden Gem #100 | 🏆 2023 Ranked Tie #1
This film is going to be a thing. Don't sleep on this one.
I read this won Cheval Noir Award for Best Feature at Fantasia 2023. I did not know that until just now. In fact, I had no idea what I was getting into—I just saw this and had a good feeling about it and here we are. It's best if you don't know what you're getting into…
🩸 Horror 💎 Gem ⛤ Witchcraft (2024)
"Control of the [cannabis] plant can only be earnt through blood, force, and sacrifice."
Trim Seasons feels like a stoner slasher remake of Suspiria's remake. An oddball bit of slow-burn horror with a slightly skewed quality-to-weirdness ratio, when this becomes fun, about 50 minutes in, it's fun.
Before that, it's hit-or-miss, with some iffy acting, no horror outside the opening, and a lot of camp that you'll want to be in the mood…
"I'm very lucky to have you. I love you."—Dani, to Christian
How does Midsommar leave me happy every single time I watch it? That's what struck me during the Director's Cut IMAX screenings.
It's rare I can watch a film four times and still find the same transcendent peaceful beauty beneath the horror, and where a fairytale ending that unjust and grotesque feels like justice and a homecoming.
Spoilers follow—new viewers skip the blockquote…
”Christ on a crutch. What kind of fascist hash foundry are you running here?”
The Holdovers, to me, feels like going backwards in time, or like going home. I saw Sideways a lifetime ago and the connection of the films is obvious. They both take a light touch to something very personal and meaningful. There was so much great comedy in Sideways, as there was here, and neither film forces you to feel. They present something that…
