And while Raw does function as an endurance test, it’s one that you’ll actually want to revisit again and again. Most cannibal gross-out flicks are an endurance test. I quickly added the film to my must-see list and, once I had the chance to gaze upon it, was stunned by not only how disgusting the movie was, but how enduring it was as well. The film first caught my eye when reports began to leak out about people fainting at festival screenings. The fact that Bill Skarsgård scared the hell out me more than a few times is some kind of miracle.Ī morbidly beautiful French cannibal film, Raw is at turns utterly revolting, strangely sweet, and always engaging. The fact that the film didn’t disappointment says a lot. So you can imagine that my expectations for the film were over the moon. I’m a massive fan of King’s novel on which the film is based. But in the case of It, they will be nothing more than whiny babies. Meaning the film was such as success that there are bound to be detractors.
It is going to be the film that will, no doubt, land on every critic’s Top 10 list this year. After Gerald’s Game, the answer is simple. Not so with director Mike Flanagan’s adaptation of King’s 1992 novel Gerald’s Game.įrom here to eternity Flanagan has given us all a flagship, a certified go-to rebuttal for when anyone asks “Has there ever been a movie that was better than the book?” Before Gerald’s Game, this was a tough question. Novels usually allow the audience to perceive horrors worse than anything a filmmaker can conjure upon the screen. Novels usually dig deeper into the fear and the character’s inner workings. Stepehen King) almost every review you’ll read for said film will feature the words “Not as good as the book” or “The book was better.” We’ve come to expect this. Usually when it comes to a movie based on a novel (especially by Mr. This franchise has been invigorated from the ground up. Hilarious, gory, shocking, and above all fun, Cult of Chucky made believers out of us all. Again, arguably.Īll the same, Cult of Chucky broke the perceived boundaries of the franchise and its rules to stunning effect.
Writer-director Don Mancini’s Curse of Chucky changed my opinion a few years back and with Cult of Chucky, Mancini has made what is arguably the best entry in the series to date. That said, I was feeling the franchise fatigue around the time Seed of Chucky hit back in the mid-2000’s. Yes, even Child’s Play 3 has a special place in my horror heart. And in doing so marks the first time I’ve ever felt so much empathy for such an evil man. Plus you have to hand it to Duplass, the man literally bares it all for the film.
The sequel introduces a character that can go toe-to-toe with Duplass’ titular creep and the film delights in the subversions that ripple outward.
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