βOur father, king of worms, multiplier of numbers, we have made a cross-section of the facts, and come up with murder.β
Not quite as terrifying the second time around but still incredible. Itβs impossible for me not to love a LSD-fueled, harsh noise, anarcho-feminist hate letter to psychiatry. This viewing really got me thinking about a close friend of mine who took her own life a few months ago. The recurring imagery of the main character as a martyr whoβ¦
Itβs impossible for me to watch this film and not project a trans reading onto it. I totally understand why a lot of people call the twist cheap or say it reframes the whole film as lesbophobic, but I entirely disagree. Each time I watch this film I canβt help but read the protagonist as a closeted trans person, afraid that if they come out to the girl they love she will view them as a monster. The crippling fear,β¦
God every Albert Pyun film feels so special, even when itβs super obviously showing its ultra low budget everything Iβve seen directed by him still manages to feel so genuine and charming. The man really cared about making films that had artistic merit and depth despite their lack of funding. When itβs not being held back by some really amateurish acting performances and some really rough pacing, this film in particular achieves such a niche and specific vibe that Iβmβ¦
God this grows on me more and more every time I watch it. I love how much Chucky being a real killer doll is like a twist in this one, and how heβs just a normal looking toy for most of the runtime. Also super into how much they use real people in costumes for him in this one, something I think is only in this first film. The bit where heβs on fire and flailing about is incredible. Theβ¦
Immediately up there with Host as one of the most unique and innovative found footage films of the past decade. While it took me some time to get into the whole parody of a βcancelledβ youtuber/livestreamer bit, by the time the supernatural stuff started I was completely sold on this filmβs premise. Not only is this actually scary and occasionally funny, but it also satisfyingly handles all the usual problems of newer found footage films. Solid character motivation, in-universe reasonsβ¦
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Fuck this film. Far too up itβs own ass with white liberal politics to actually say anything of substance. The first half of this is a decently shot by the books single location thriller, itβs enjoyable and entertaining enough. The second half, however, is just a mess of a debate between the liberal protagonist and the far right antagonist. Almost every talking point imaginable is mentioned: anti-vax, mask mandates, school shootings, gun control, Me Too, Black Lives Matter, theβ¦
