Trap
6/10 fun, good concept, poor execution

I don’t hate M Night, he made The Visit!

This movie is way better than I was led to believe, but still not very good.

Hartnet is only held back by the writing and visual style.

Serial killer escaping concert is a cool idea, should’ve stuck to that.

Old
4/10 best visuals of the night, cool weird factor, mostly a chore

The concept is highly limiting but interesting.

The horror is neat, the acting is as good as I think we can reasonably expect.

The morality play (the bad guys cure epilepsy?) is strange. Omelas.

Mostly it’s just a mess.

Slotherhouse
7/10 fun, sometimes funny

This movie intends itself to be ridiculous and succeeds mostly, a lot of spray ‘n pray comedy, but doesn’t play too safe.

It’s mostly practical effects on screen which I love for horror. The sloth puppet shined.

Made me nostalgic for the Evil Bong movies.

The Happening
5/10 ridiculous, maybe overhated

To me M. Night’s bizarre writing is more uncanny valley than artistic virtue, but this is his best midcareer work (04-13).

Wahlberg can’t play a smart guy, Deschanel is good and well-cast.

Leguizamo is the best part, maybe. Didn’t finish, seen b4

TDAT
5.5/10, enjoyable, nostalgic, not very good.

Quaid feels like a WalMart Harrison Ford. Truly weird to see him in a movie of nonstop democrat talking points.

Gyllenhaal and the young people are the charming heart of this movie.

Fun visuals, some notable dated vfx, frozen Wendys is neat.

This is the historical erasure everyone thought was happening when they were cutting down confederate monuments. 😡😡😡