poltergaze

poltergaze

I watch the movie, I write the words.

Favorite films

  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
  • Everything Everywhere All at Once
  • Raising Arizona
  • Scent of a Woman

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  • Prisoners

    ★★★★½

  • The Monkey

    ★★★★½

  • Heart Eyes

    ★★★★½

  • Companion

    ★★★★

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  • Prisoners

    Prisoners

    ★★★★½

    Man, fuck this movie for real. It’s good, don’t get me wrong, it’s SO good. Denis
    Villeneuve only produces quality, if we’re keeping score, and at least as far as I’ve seen. But…this movie’s going to (rightfully) piss you off in a way that’s almost like…cathartic, dare I say? I cannot and will not say A WORD about why, you’ll just have to watch it. But, this film is truly designed to mess with your head. Rest assured, when you…

  • The Monkey

    The Monkey

    ★★★★½

    Similarly to the review I did on “Heart Eyes” (2025), this is yet another profoundly self-aware film. Although, this one hits much more on the psychological aspect, and has a lot more to do with exactly the kind of “horror” Stephen King is known for or usually reaches for with his works. Perhaps the sudden deaths are a bit too frequent or run stale by the third act, as well as the awkward timing of the not-so-fun conversations between an…

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  • Heart Eyes

    Heart Eyes

    ★★★★½

    Outstanding move, blending rom-com and slasher horror is truly no easy feat, and even if it can be pulled off – none of us expected but so good a result, of that I’m certain. Nonetheless, this one managed to be both entertaining and actually pretty cool as a concept/storyline for anything like this could go. Oddly heartwarming, surprisingly funny and self-aware, and overall cinematically well-executed as well as not too shabby on the horror elements (especially some of those kills,…

  • Companion

    Companion

    ★★★★

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.