2025
-Mildly engaging creature feature
-Underwritten scrip
-Characters not fleshed very well
-Continuous-take/real-time approach is well done
-Pacing is good
-Enjoyed the creatures, even if hardly seen due to budget constraints.
6/10
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2025
-Mildly engaging creature feature
-Underwritten scrip
-Characters not fleshed very well
-Continuous-take/real-time approach is well done
-Pacing is good
-Enjoyed the creatures, even if hardly seen due to budget constraints.
6/10
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2025
-Derivative and repetitive film
-Characters are hollow
-Cameras all too often happen to fall at convenient angles for perfect shot
-Sluggish/takes much to long to get the scares
-Felt improvised.
4/10
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2025
-Derivative and repetitive film
-Characters are hollow
-Cameras all too often happen to fall at convenient angles for perfect shot
-Sluggish/takes much to long to get the scares
-Felt improvised.
4/10
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2022
-Thin plot and slow pacing
-Grim tale of grief set on an isolated island
-I loved it
-Strong atmosphere
-Full of dread
-Psychological horror
-Cinematography is stunning
-Horror aesthetics subdued
-Actors extremely engaging
8/10
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2022
-Thin plot and slow pacing
-Grim tale of grief set on an isolated island
-I loved it
-Strong atmosphere
-Full of dread
-Psychological horror
-Cinematography is stunning
-Horror aesthetics subdued
-Actors extremely engaging
8/10
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2025
-Any parent can identify with the horror of a missing child
-A well crafted film with a creepy environment and tonal shifts that are executed with skill
-Exceptional cinematography
Highly recommended
9/10
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2025
-Any parent can identify with the horror of a missing child
-A well crafted film with a creepy environment and tonal shifts that are executed with skill
-Exceptional cinematography
Highly recommended
9/10
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2007
-Cited as one of the strongest modern Korean dark fantasies
-Ghoulish as a Grimm Fairy Tale
-Deeply folkloric and morally bleak
-Nightmare logic, innocence, and menace
9/10
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2007
-Cited as one of the strongest modern Korean dark fantasies
-Ghoulish as a Grimm Fairy Tale
-Deeply folkloric and morally bleak
-Nightmare logic, innocence, and menace
9/10
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2005
-One of "6 Films to Keep You Awake"
-Was almost put to sleep by this
-Several of these kids are very disturbed
-We don't know why
-No reason to root for them.
-Bonus points for foreshadowing, though.
5/10
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2005
-One of "6 Films to Keep You Awake"
-Was almost put to sleep by this
-Several of these kids are very disturbed
-We don't know why
-No reason to root for them.
-Bonus points for foreshadowing, though.
5/10
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2004
-Not a film for everyone
-I, of course, loved it
-Grotesque social breakdown
-Slow descent into madness of the protagonist
-Surreal narrative logic
-Doesn't provide comfort
-Brutal, gritty
-Uneven pacing prevents higher rating
8/10
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2004
-Not a film for everyone
-I, of course, loved it
-Grotesque social breakdown
-Slow descent into madness of the protagonist
-Surreal narrative logic
-Doesn't provide comfort
-Brutal, gritty
-Uneven pacing prevents higher rating
8/10
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1963
-Wonderful folk tale full of menace, farce, and romance
-Performances highly stylized
-Production boasts bold colors
-Gets silly at times but that can be forgiven for the time.
8/10
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1963
-Wonderful folk tale full of menace, farce, and romance
-Performances highly stylized
-Production boasts bold colors
-Gets silly at times but that can be forgiven for the time.
8/10
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2020
An awful unfocussed film with a half-hearted mythology. One reveal has no impact on the film at all. I only finished it to see how the premise resolved.
NOT recommended
4/10
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2020
An awful unfocussed film with a half-hearted mythology. One reveal has no impact on the film at all. I only finished it to see how the premise resolved.
NOT recommended
4/10
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2025, 1h 39m, Mystery & Thriller/Sci-Fi
-I'm one of the few outliers in enjoying this film.
-Confinement and paranoia are examined
-Has a committed cast
-Do wish some of the emotions would've been strengthened
7/10
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2025, 1h 39m, Mystery & Thriller/Sci-Fi
-I'm one of the few outliers in enjoying this film.
-Confinement and paranoia are examined
-Has a committed cast
-Do wish some of the emotions would've been strengthened
7/10
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2025
-Dinklage provides a committed performance within a ridiculous premise
-Bacon delightfully corrupt
-Wood hilarious
Toxic is darkly comedic, grotesque, and violent but also charming.
7/10
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2025
-Dinklage provides a committed performance within a ridiculous premise
-Bacon delightfully corrupt
-Wood hilarious
Toxic is darkly comedic, grotesque, and violent but also charming.
7/10
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2025
-Gradual emotional erosion
-Engrossingly monotonous.
-Cooper Hoffman and David Jonsson are a symbiotic duo keeping us engaged,
-Jonsson was also stellar in Alien: Romulus
Highly recommended
9/10
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2025
-Gradual emotional erosion
-Engrossingly monotonous.
-Cooper Hoffman and David Jonsson are a symbiotic duo keeping us engaged,
-Jonsson was also stellar in Alien: Romulus
Highly recommended
9/10
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2024
-minimal plot
-characters we aren't empathetic toward
-Story is just a guideline, not a rule
-too long
-Art is just a nihilistic mime who has less personality than Michael Myers.
4/10
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2024
-minimal plot
-characters we aren't empathetic toward
-Story is just a guideline, not a rule
-too long
-Art is just a nihilistic mime who has less personality than Michael Myers.
4/10
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2022
-Somewhat predictable #fantasy #adventure
-little thematic depth
-the budaixi and energetic fight scenes are engaging
-spurting blood
- a fun film
-nothing like it except the director's other films.
8/10
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2022
-Somewhat predictable #fantasy #adventure
-little thematic depth
-the budaixi and energetic fight scenes are engaging
-spurting blood
- a fun film
-nothing like it except the director's other films.
8/10
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2024
-Mammootty is both menacing and exaggerated
-Loved the folklore
-A gothic tale with a decaying mansion, mythic evil, and a dreamlike tone
-It's biggest failing is it's length
7/10
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2024
-Mammootty is both menacing and exaggerated
-Loved the folklore
-A gothic tale with a decaying mansion, mythic evil, and a dreamlike tone
-It's biggest failing is it's length
7/10
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Caveat
2020
-Great example of minimalistic and quiet nightmarish storytelling
-Bonus-it's Irish!
-More emotionally uncomfortable than plot-driven
-Low budget film but excels at a claustrophobic ambience. Atmosphere first.
8/10
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Caveat
2020
-Great example of minimalistic and quiet nightmarish storytelling
-Bonus-it's Irish!
-More emotionally uncomfortable than plot-driven
-Low budget film but excels at a claustrophobic ambience. Atmosphere first.
8/10
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2024
Mythic undertones inspired Hanuman
Gritty neon soaked film w/ heavy percussive soundtrack
Enhances the practical-feeling action and brutality.
Some uneven pacing
Once it does gets moving it's an engaging thrill ride.
8/10
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2024
Mythic undertones inspired Hanuman
Gritty neon soaked film w/ heavy percussive soundtrack
Enhances the practical-feeling action and brutality.
Some uneven pacing
Once it does gets moving it's an engaging thrill ride.
8/10
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2019
Strong visuals laden with thin characters. Not sure what mechanic actually governs the relationships between the two realities. good action sequences save it from being a 6.
7/10
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2019
Strong visuals laden with thin characters. Not sure what mechanic actually governs the relationships between the two realities. good action sequences save it from being a 6.
7/10
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Memories
1996
A sci-fi trilogy:
Magnetic Rose is exactly within my wheelhouse. Engineers find an abandoned space station. A sci-fi ghost story. Surreal, atmospheric, and psychologically heavy.
Highly Recommended
8/10
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Memories
1996
A sci-fi trilogy:
Magnetic Rose is exactly within my wheelhouse. Engineers find an abandoned space station. A sci-fi ghost story. Surreal, atmospheric, and psychologically heavy.
Highly Recommended
8/10
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Rurouni Kenshin
2012
Excellent fight choreography for this adaptation of the manga. Satoh anchors the film with a strong lead performance and the film has atmospheric well-built visuals.
Recommended
8/10
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Rurouni Kenshin
2012
Excellent fight choreography for this adaptation of the manga. Satoh anchors the film with a strong lead performance and the film has atmospheric well-built visuals.
Recommended
8/10
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2021
Adult animated fantasy/Features mixed media collage animation w/stiff marionette like characters and creatures. Emotionally distant/Uneven pacing/Vibrant colors/Fest aspect is that it features some obscure creatures of myth.
6/10
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2021
Adult animated fantasy/Features mixed media collage animation w/stiff marionette like characters and creatures. Emotionally distant/Uneven pacing/Vibrant colors/Fest aspect is that it features some obscure creatures of myth.
6/10
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2022
Slow-burn horror with psychically powered children. One issue was the length. At times the quiet tension is too quiet. Still, I enjoyed this portrayal of moral corrosion and abuse.
Recommended
8/10
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2022
Slow-burn horror with psychically powered children. One issue was the length. At times the quiet tension is too quiet. Still, I enjoyed this portrayal of moral corrosion and abuse.
Recommended
8/10
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2017
#Cyberpunk #scifi with a grim atmosphere and oppressive and alienating world building. Thin characters but I think the coldness is intentional. The film is more about a feeling and existential dread than plot.
8/10
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2017
#Cyberpunk #scifi with a grim atmosphere and oppressive and alienating world building. Thin characters but I think the coldness is intentional. The film is more about a feeling and existential dread than plot.
8/10
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