hazy, dreamlike images give way to gorgeous, if overly saturated matte paintings and spookily whimsical set design. the editing is highly experimental, only becoming more abstract and painterly as we venture deeper into the ghost-witch's home. boxd.it/bzy1LX #hausu #filmsky #letterboxd #hooptober12
A ★★★★ review of House (1977)
more often comedy than horror, hausu is a delightfully campy haunted house tour with a tragic bend, not to mention a visual feast. hazy, dreamlike images give way to gorgeous, if overly saturated matt...
boxd.it
December 13, 2025 at 1:29 AM
hazy, dreamlike images give way to gorgeous, if overly saturated matte paintings and spookily whimsical set design. the editing is highly experimental, only becoming more abstract and painterly as we venture deeper into the ghost-witch's home. boxd.it/bzy1LX #hausu #filmsky #letterboxd #hooptober12
yes, the love witch is a feminist film, one that explores how progressive and emancipatory movements like the sexual revolution could be undermined by predatory men who would use liberatory language to ensnare and abuse women. boxd.it/bzy16P #TheLoveWitch #hooptober12 #filmsky #letterboxd
A ★★★★½ review of The Love Witch (2016)
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boxd.it
December 13, 2025 at 1:27 AM
yes, the love witch is a feminist film, one that explores how progressive and emancipatory movements like the sexual revolution could be undermined by predatory men who would use liberatory language to ensnare and abuse women. boxd.it/bzy16P #TheLoveWitch #hooptober12 #filmsky #letterboxd
the ugly stepsister manages, despite all its sarcasm and reveling in the disgusting, to never treat ugliness as a punishment. boxd.it/bzxZrr #TheUglyStepsister #letterboxd #hooptober12 #filmsky
A ★★★★ review of The Ugly Stepsister (2025)
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boxd.it
December 13, 2025 at 1:25 AM
the ugly stepsister manages, despite all its sarcasm and reveling in the disgusting, to never treat ugliness as a punishment. boxd.it/bzxZrr #TheUglyStepsister #letterboxd #hooptober12 #filmsky
after 90 minutes of slowly peeling away the many layers of how men objectify and exploit and denigrate and abuse women, when the power dynamic finally and gleefully gets flipped on its head, it literally breaks the reality of the film. boxd.it/byqtTZ #audition1999 #hooptober12 #filmsky #letterboxd
A ★★★★½ review of Audition (1999)
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boxd.it
December 13, 2025 at 1:23 AM
after 90 minutes of slowly peeling away the many layers of how men objectify and exploit and denigrate and abuse women, when the power dynamic finally and gleefully gets flipped on its head, it literally breaks the reality of the film. boxd.it/byqtTZ #audition1999 #hooptober12 #filmsky #letterboxd
an intense slow burn, but relentless and bleak. the way hands and joints are filmed is nauseating, accompanied by equally stomach-churning sound design. the "woman" is genuinely terrifying; her presence creates a constant feeling of dread. boxd.it/bxYBBN #huesera #hooptober12 #letterboxd #filmsky
A ★★★★★ review of Huesera: The Bone Woman (2022)
a really, really tough watch — not just because it hits close to home. an intense slow burn, but relentless and bleak. the way hands and joints are filmed is nauseating, accompanied by equally stomach...
boxd.it
December 12, 2025 at 11:37 AM
an intense slow burn, but relentless and bleak. the way hands and joints are filmed is nauseating, accompanied by equally stomach-churning sound design. the "woman" is genuinely terrifying; her presence creates a constant feeling of dread. boxd.it/bxYBBN #huesera #hooptober12 #letterboxd #filmsky
eve's bayou is told like a film for young children, but from the get-go it deals with death, sex, drinking, infidelity, anger, violence in a very unsanitized way (it reminds me of tideland in that regard). boxd.it/blNoCj #EvesBayou #letterboxd #filmsky #hooptober12
A ★★★★½ review of Eve's Bayou (1997)
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boxd.it
December 12, 2025 at 11:33 AM
eve's bayou is told like a film for young children, but from the get-go it deals with death, sex, drinking, infidelity, anger, violence in a very unsanitized way (it reminds me of tideland in that regard). boxd.it/blNoCj #EvesBayou #letterboxd #filmsky #hooptober12
tippett knows exactly how wet and slimy and sticky he needs to make his textures, how gooey and fleshy his puppets have to look, what color palette and sound design to use to instinctually evoke a sense of disgust and dread in his viewers. boxd.it/bkc2cP #MadGod #letterboxd #filmsky #hooptober12
A ★★★★★ review of Mad God (2021)
one reason why horror tends to get such a bad rap is that it comes from the body. the emotions that horror seeks to evoke are visceral: fear and disgust are physical sensations, and as such, general w...
boxd.it
December 12, 2025 at 11:31 AM
tippett knows exactly how wet and slimy and sticky he needs to make his textures, how gooey and fleshy his puppets have to look, what color palette and sound design to use to instinctually evoke a sense of disgust and dread in his viewers. boxd.it/bkc2cP #MadGod #letterboxd #filmsky #hooptober12
there's a reason #frankenstein has been read as an allegory about marginalization, from race to disability to queerness, far more than as an allegory for fucked up family dynamics: only about 30% of it even work for the latter, and only in isolation. #letterboxd #filmsky #hooptober12
boxd.it/bwxiCz
boxd.it/bwxiCz
A ★★★½ review of Frankenstein (2025)
another disappointment for the clerval hive ..... in general, i love a free adaptation, but large departure from the source material has to feel motivated and earned, and i'm afraid gdt isn't doing th...
boxd.it
December 12, 2025 at 11:30 AM
there's a reason #frankenstein has been read as an allegory about marginalization, from race to disability to queerness, far more than as an allegory for fucked up family dynamics: only about 30% of it even work for the latter, and only in isolation. #letterboxd #filmsky #hooptober12
boxd.it/bwxiCz
boxd.it/bwxiCz
also i forgot to post this here (not that anyone cares), and admittedly it took me way too long to finish all my reviews, but i did #hooptober12 / #31DaysOfHorror! if at all interested l, you can find my list of films and read all my reviews here: boxd.it/ONJHS #filmsky #letterboxd #horror
hooptober / 31 days of horror 2025
** i got a really late start & wasted a lot of time due to illness/bad headaches, so i'm absolutely counting halloweekend (nov 1-2) as well! ** "hooptober" was created by @cinemonster; this year's rul...
boxd.it
December 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
also i forgot to post this here (not that anyone cares), and admittedly it took me way too long to finish all my reviews, but i did #hooptober12 / #31DaysOfHorror! if at all interested l, you can find my list of films and read all my reviews here: boxd.it/ONJHS #filmsky #letterboxd #horror
Watch #10 for #hooptober12
Jacques Tourneur's Cat People (1942)
Beautiful film, both in what is shown and what remains only suggested, unseen, obscured by shadow. Alice being followed through the park and later trapped in the pool are masterclasses in creating suspense.
Jacques Tourneur's Cat People (1942)
Beautiful film, both in what is shown and what remains only suggested, unseen, obscured by shadow. Alice being followed through the park and later trapped in the pool are masterclasses in creating suspense.
November 10, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Watch #10 for #hooptober12
Jacques Tourneur's Cat People (1942)
Beautiful film, both in what is shown and what remains only suggested, unseen, obscured by shadow. Alice being followed through the park and later trapped in the pool are masterclasses in creating suspense.
Jacques Tourneur's Cat People (1942)
Beautiful film, both in what is shown and what remains only suggested, unseen, obscured by shadow. Alice being followed through the park and later trapped in the pool are masterclasses in creating suspense.
Watch #9 for #hooptober12
Brandon Cronenberg's Antiviral (2012)
In the attention/influencer economy, we all want what celebrity personalities have got. Cronenberg’s feature debut is a hyper-stylish extension of this idea, spinning it out to its horrific conclusions. Bloody, painful, wince-inducing.
Brandon Cronenberg's Antiviral (2012)
In the attention/influencer economy, we all want what celebrity personalities have got. Cronenberg’s feature debut is a hyper-stylish extension of this idea, spinning it out to its horrific conclusions. Bloody, painful, wince-inducing.
November 10, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Watch #9 for #hooptober12
Brandon Cronenberg's Antiviral (2012)
In the attention/influencer economy, we all want what celebrity personalities have got. Cronenberg’s feature debut is a hyper-stylish extension of this idea, spinning it out to its horrific conclusions. Bloody, painful, wince-inducing.
Brandon Cronenberg's Antiviral (2012)
In the attention/influencer economy, we all want what celebrity personalities have got. Cronenberg’s feature debut is a hyper-stylish extension of this idea, spinning it out to its horrific conclusions. Bloody, painful, wince-inducing.
And that’s a WRAP on Hooptober12!
10 decades, 17 countries, far too many zombies (sorry I’m just not a zombie gal!), much laughters and a LOT of scares: it was such fun last year and a delight to do again. Bring on Hooptober13!!
Ranked list: boxd.it/PaJna
10 decades, 17 countries, far too many zombies (sorry I’m just not a zombie gal!), much laughters and a LOT of scares: it was such fun last year and a delight to do again. Bring on Hooptober13!!
Ranked list: boxd.it/PaJna
November 9, 2025 at 8:12 AM
And that’s a WRAP on Hooptober12!
10 decades, 17 countries, far too many zombies (sorry I’m just not a zombie gal!), much laughters and a LOT of scares: it was such fun last year and a delight to do again. Bring on Hooptober13!!
Ranked list: boxd.it/PaJna
10 decades, 17 countries, far too many zombies (sorry I’m just not a zombie gal!), much laughters and a LOT of scares: it was such fun last year and a delight to do again. Bring on Hooptober13!!
Ranked list: boxd.it/PaJna
HOOPTOBER12: Film 28
David Moreau’s “MadS”
Criteria:
Year: 2024 (10/9 decades) ✅
Country: France (15/8) ✅
Zombie films (5/5) ✅
David Moreau’s “MadS”
Criteria:
Year: 2024 (10/9 decades) ✅
Country: France (15/8) ✅
Zombie films (5/5) ✅
November 5, 2025 at 10:54 AM
HOOPTOBER12: Film 28
David Moreau’s “MadS”
Criteria:
Year: 2024 (10/9 decades) ✅
Country: France (15/8) ✅
Zombie films (5/5) ✅
David Moreau’s “MadS”
Criteria:
Year: 2024 (10/9 decades) ✅
Country: France (15/8) ✅
Zombie films (5/5) ✅
Finished all reviews for my #Hooptober12 watches, go read 'em!
HOOPTOBER XII: In Review
A links blog to my reviews of movies for Hooptober 12, a Halloween horror challenge on Letterboxd.
atomicpwrdrobot.leaflet.pub
November 4, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Finished all reviews for my #Hooptober12 watches, go read 'em!
HOOPTOBER12: Film 27
Damian McCarthy’s “Oddity”
Criteria:
Year: 2024 (10/9 Decades) ✅
Country: Ireland (14/8) ✅
Far out this was SO GOOD. The story was a little predictable but truly terrifying and great jump scares: exactly what the doctor ordered!
Damian McCarthy’s “Oddity”
Criteria:
Year: 2024 (10/9 Decades) ✅
Country: Ireland (14/8) ✅
Far out this was SO GOOD. The story was a little predictable but truly terrifying and great jump scares: exactly what the doctor ordered!
November 3, 2025 at 11:19 AM
HOOPTOBER12: Film 27
Damian McCarthy’s “Oddity”
Criteria:
Year: 2024 (10/9 Decades) ✅
Country: Ireland (14/8) ✅
Far out this was SO GOOD. The story was a little predictable but truly terrifying and great jump scares: exactly what the doctor ordered!
Damian McCarthy’s “Oddity”
Criteria:
Year: 2024 (10/9 Decades) ✅
Country: Ireland (14/8) ✅
Far out this was SO GOOD. The story was a little predictable but truly terrifying and great jump scares: exactly what the doctor ordered!
Horror-tober 2025
🎥 #filmsky #Hooptober12
Movie #31: Piranha (1978) ★★★½ boxd.it/bAyfZt
Dangerous govt experiment tears through a community
The Vietnam War Strikes Back
Empowered women recklessly harm society, apparently
Good usage of implied action throughout
LMAO that stop-motion creature
🎥 #filmsky #Hooptober12
Movie #31: Piranha (1978) ★★★½ boxd.it/bAyfZt
Dangerous govt experiment tears through a community
The Vietnam War Strikes Back
Empowered women recklessly harm society, apparently
Good usage of implied action throughout
LMAO that stop-motion creature
A ★★★½ review of Piranha (1978)
"Oh come on, the war's over dammit!" "They'll be other wars." There's a term we should all be getting comfortable with these days called blowback; more or less, the methods we use elsewhere will inevi...
boxd.it
November 3, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Horror-tober 2025
🎥 #filmsky #Hooptober12
Movie #31: Piranha (1978) ★★★½ boxd.it/bAyfZt
Dangerous govt experiment tears through a community
The Vietnam War Strikes Back
Empowered women recklessly harm society, apparently
Good usage of implied action throughout
LMAO that stop-motion creature
🎥 #filmsky #Hooptober12
Movie #31: Piranha (1978) ★★★½ boxd.it/bAyfZt
Dangerous govt experiment tears through a community
The Vietnam War Strikes Back
Empowered women recklessly harm society, apparently
Good usage of implied action throughout
LMAO that stop-motion creature
I successfully finished my first Hooptober this spooky season. My goal for next year is to con some friends into participating with me. #hooptober #hooptober12
November 2, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I successfully finished my first Hooptober this spooky season. My goal for next year is to con some friends into participating with me. #hooptober #hooptober12
October 31, 2025 at 10:26 PM
October 31, 2025 at 9:32 PM
📽️ #Hooptober12 #33: Stake Land (2010)
I'm almost done with my first hooptober! final 3! (I probably won't have time for the last two extra credit movies today, but I'll def watch them soon)
I'm almost done with my first hooptober! final 3! (I probably won't have time for the last two extra credit movies today, but I'll def watch them soon)
October 31, 2025 at 6:47 PM
📽️ #Hooptober12 #33: Stake Land (2010)
I'm almost done with my first hooptober! final 3! (I probably won't have time for the last two extra credit movies today, but I'll def watch them soon)
I'm almost done with my first hooptober! final 3! (I probably won't have time for the last two extra credit movies today, but I'll def watch them soon)
And that’s a wrap on #Hooptober12 What a fun ride!
A ★★★★ review of The Case of the Scorpion's Tail (1971)
Hooptober 12: #32 And just like that, Hooptober 12 is complete! This one was very fun and had some great locations.
boxd.it
October 31, 2025 at 7:16 AM
And that’s a wrap on #Hooptober12 What a fun ride!
32 horror movies + Wizard of Oz for Hooptober 12 is complete.
All first time watches for me except Oz, Midsommar, 28 Days Later and Nightmare on Elm Street
#hooptober #hooptober12 #horror
All first time watches for me except Oz, Midsommar, 28 Days Later and Nightmare on Elm Street
#hooptober #hooptober12 #horror
October 31, 2025 at 4:54 AM
32 horror movies + Wizard of Oz for Hooptober 12 is complete.
All first time watches for me except Oz, Midsommar, 28 Days Later and Nightmare on Elm Street
#hooptober #hooptober12 #horror
All first time watches for me except Oz, Midsommar, 28 Days Later and Nightmare on Elm Street
#hooptober #hooptober12 #horror
October 30, 2025 at 3:14 PM
October 30, 2025 at 12:28 PM