I enjoyed the fake out -- and more generally I enjoy the current meta of incorporating the trailer as a misdirect for the movie itself (see: Nope(2022)). Knowing that the Clown from It is involved and that the house is scary will certainly lead you to make some assumptions that are fun to play with.

The first act between Skarsgard and Campbell does a really great job of creating suspense -- and up until Skarsgard gets his head BarBar'd does…

Given the political climate, any film that raises the awareness of America's history in dealing with home-grown fascism gets some points in my book.

That being said -- the movie maintains a queer, offbeat tone for the entirety of the movie and because of that I was acutely aware of the 'manic pixie dream girl' trope and enjoyed Margot Robbie's character a bit less, given how little you are asked to see from her perspective. This distance, for me extended…