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MOVIE REVIEW
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Genre: <\/strong>Horror
\nYear Released: <\/strong>2022
\nRuntime: <\/strong>1h 45m
\nDirector: <\/strong>Ti West
\nWriter: <\/strong>Ti West
\nCast: <\/strong>Mia Goth, Jenna Ortega, Brittany Snow, Kid Cudi, Martin Henderson, Owen Campbell
\nWhere To Watch: <\/strong>In theaters now<\/p>\n

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I’ve been excited to see this film from the first poster I saw months ago. Knowing it was an A24 film, I intentionally avoided as many spoiler-type things as possible—no trailers, no google searches, no IMDb page, etc. The only things I knew for sure were that Jenna Ortega (more on her later) was in it and that it was an homage to some classic slasher films.<\/p>\n

I think I was expecting the moon, and anything less would be a letdown. I probably did this to myself as the film generally has favorable reviews across all platforms. My biggest issue was that I don’t think it succeeded in any specific genre. It wasn’t a fantastic slasher; it wasn’t a modern take on horror such as THE VVITCH, MIDSOMMAR, HEREDITARY, etc. It seems like it wasn’t able to be the retro homage to slashers that it wanted to be; it didn’t tackle the exploitation genre head-on either.<\/p>\n

While moments blew me away, the overarching lack of originality hurt it more for me than anything. It wasn’t silly enough to be meta; there were explicit references to PSYCHO, TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, FRIDAY THE 13TH, etc. It was closer to a Rob Zombie film in terms of the gore than any horror. I’m a fan of Rob Zombie (I’ll pause to let the haters leave now, lol), but then we went into a weird mode for reasons I can’t understand. I feel like that’s my Achilles heel with modern horror films. I feel like too many directors lose track of what they’re trying to accomplish, and they just go overboard because they can. It takes far more effort to tell a compelling and layered story than having a character just start doing weird and “crazy” things for shock value.<\/p>\n

I’m probably a little harsher on this than I usually would be, but I think it’s because I wanted to enjoy it. We don’t get enough solid modern-day slashers (if you have any suggestions, please share!) I know it’s not everyone's cup of tea, but Rob Zombie’s HOUSE OF 1,000 CORPSES is probably one of my favorite films. I like that he’s unapologetic about the genres he loves (although he later apologized and admits he would’ve done it differently.)<\/p>\n

I was under the impression that Jenna Ortega, who I knew best from Disney Channels TV series STUCK IN THE MIDDLE, was the film's star. Because I tried to avoid anything that could have ruined the movie, I didn’t realize that most of the film's marketing focused on Mia Goth (SUSPIRA 2018). I thought it was Ortega with prosthetics and makeup. However, Goth does have some scenes where both play a crucial role for her character. Ortega is becoming this generation's new scream queen all in a manner of months. She had been a Disney Channel staple for years, but over the last year-plus, she’s had roles in THE BABYSITTER: KILLER QUEEN, SCREAM 2022, STUDIO 666, and now this. She’s also going to be the lead role in the new Netflix series WEDNESDAY. <\/p>\n

Now I patiently wait and see if A24’s next film (next week!) EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE comes locally! Fingers crossed that I’ll be reviewing it next week.<\/p>\n

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