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Come True
2021

-Centered on dreams and sleep deprivation
-Questions our epistemic certainty
-Enjoyed thinking about the ideas presented within
-Aural ambience provided by an electronic score
-Haunting images representing dreams.

8/10

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January 26, 2026 at 10:28 PM
H.
2014

-Focuses on giving birth to children
-Not sure what this film was attempting to say
-Beautiful moments and strong performances by each actress
-Incoherence in a world that should be coherent

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January 24, 2026 at 11:25 PM
She Is Conann
2024
-Visually stylish film
-a time traversing feminist avant-garde fable
-No plot logic, just symbolism
-More interesting than entertaining, I think, and unapologetically batshit.

8/10

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January 23, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Bring Her Back
2025

-Not as stellar as their first film but this one has merits
-Main appeal is Sally Hawkins as the foster mother
-Jonah Phillips as her son, haunting the house, confusing us
-Didn't buy resolution of the mother

8/10

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January 20, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Elevation
2024

-Inevitable comparisons to A Quiet Place
-At least this film has humans develop a solution
-Doesn't portray its action puzzle premise with tension
-Paced well
-Acting fine
-Too safe
-View it for the creatures and the scenery

6/10

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January 20, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Cold Skin
2018

-Loved the rugged setting of this film and the ideas
-Stephenson's character reflects the harsh environment
-Execution a bit clumsy and it won't go down as one of my favorite Lovecraftian films but I did enjoy it.

7/10

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January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Solvent
2024
-Extremely disturbing experimental horror film
-Polarized audiences
-Wants to make the viewer uncomfortable
-Values ideology over plot, I can see why some haven't enjoyed this film
-I loved it

9/10

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January 19, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Dangerous Animals
2025

-Avoids glossy horror aesthetics
-Straightforward tale
-committed performances
-Courtney is especially enthusiastic in his role
-Loved how Zephyr thought of a way to delay her fate.

7/10

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January 19, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Lovely, Dark, and Deep
2024

-No clean answers to this tale
-Strong atmosphere
-Appealing lead performance
-chilling ending has stuck with me.
-lot of potential in Sutherland's confident direction

8/10

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January 19, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Starry Eyes
2014

Takes the metaphor of Hollywood corruption and smacks you upside the head with it. Alex Essoe does give a committed performance but after a solid build up the film devolves into a boring killing spree.

6/10

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January 12, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Hamlet
2024

-Amazing intro laments a world that has allowed theatre to die
-Love McKellan but I couldn't get past the age and sex blindness
-He's playing a character younger than his mother but he's older
-Laertes and Hamlet's father women?
7/10

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January 12, 2026 at 7:09 PM
The Breach
2022

-Serviceable film w/Lovecraftian elements
-Nods to big metaphysical ideas but unable to examine them well with character arcs which are necessary.

My ranking: 7/10

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January 10, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Mudbrick
2023

-Right in my wheelhouse
-Folk horror enhanced by utilizing Slavic myths
-Able to forgive its structural flaws
-Symbolic imagery and slow burn appealed to me
-Immersive experience 4 me

9/10

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January 10, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Underwater
2020

It's no Aliens and features archetypes we all know but I found this action/horror film enjoyable. It has a linear narrative and archetypal characters but great tension and lots of monsters. Turn off your brain and enjoy.

7/10

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January 10, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Keeper
2025

-Mood-driven, not tightly plotted work
-Pacing is incredibly slow
-Maslany gives a worthy performance
-At times boring but then wonderfully creepy
-Sad it wasn't better

6/10
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January 8, 2026 at 9:05 PM
The Harder They Fall
2021

-Doesn't break new ground
-Striking visual style
-Great ensemble cast
-Danielle Deadwyler stands out in her performance
-Always happy to see Edi Gethegi
-Western revenge flick with flair and a lot of fun.
7/10
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January 8, 2026 at 8:35 PM
The King
2019
-Engaging but slow moving
-Falstaff is instead a trusted companion who joins Henry V in his battles
-Thankfully Joel Edgerton (also co-scriptwriter) gives a reliably superb performance
-Chalamet is good but miscast
7/10

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January 8, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Don't Look Up
2021

-Too broad in its satire, repetitious, overly long, and didactic
-Strong performances despite caricatures
-Blanchett is virtually invisible
6/10

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January 3, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Evil Eye
2020

-Not a horror movie
-Barely a thriller
-Cultural specificity
-Strong grounding performance from Choudhury
-Dialogue heavy

6/10

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January 3, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

-Darker and more thematic entry
-Solid cast who are able to shine
-Josh O'Connor shines as empathetic priest
-Daniel Craig reliable entertainer

8/10

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January 3, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Return to the Theatre of Terror
2023
-Love letter to classic styles of horror
-Self-aware anthology
-Reverence for traditions and isn't a heavy parody
-Most needed editing, especially the second.

6/10

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January 1, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Icarus
2022
A reinterpretation of the Icarus myth which creates a friendship between him and the young minotaur. It's a lovely ascetic film made with hand-painted expressionist animation. I especially enjoyed the backgrounds.
8/10

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January 1, 2026 at 11:18 PM
The Limehouse Golem
2017
-Explores themes of identity, performance, and violence as cultural spectacle
-Well constructed film
-Mystery is secondary
-Nighy gives a beautifully quiet performance
-Olivia Cooke is both enigmatic and bold.
8/10

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January 1, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Oculus
2014

Takes the mirror trope present in many horror movies and places it center stage.
-Clever film that relies on emotional conventions
-Strong cast elevates it.

7/10

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December 30, 2025 at 9:35 PM
A Christmas Horror Story
2015
-Anthology in an interlocking format
-"Santa vs. the elves" is the best of the tales and features humor and gore
-Thankfully the other stories are at least tolerable.
7/10

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December 30, 2025 at 9:13 PM