Explanation to all the complicated, hard-to-get films across the globe. If a movie confused you, come read about it and discuss it here.
The Visit is a 2015 horror thriller directed by M. Night Shyamalan. It follows two siblings who visit their estranged grandparents only to discover something is very wrong with them. As the children try to uncover the truth, they are increasingly terrorized by their grandparents’ bizarre behaviour. Here’s the plot and ending of The Visit explained; spoilers ahead. … Read more
Barbarian is a 2022 horror thriller written and directed by Zach Cregger. The film is centred on a house where two people get double booked for a stay in a desolate neighbourhood. The plot is interesting, especially the first half. While the film keeps the chills, it starts losing coherence and leaves a lot of unaddressed questions. Let’s … Read more
The Black Phone is a 2021 horror thriller (based on the short story) directed by Scott Derrickson who gave us The Exorcism of Emily Rose and even Doctor Strange. The plot centres around a young boy abducted by a sadistic serial killer. Locked in a soundproof basement, the boy uses an old mysterious rotary phone … Read more
Jung_E is a 2023 Korean action science-fiction film written and directed by Sang-ho Yeon, who also brought us the runaway hit, Train To Busan. In the leading roles, the cast has Kim Hyun-joo, Ryu Kyung-Soo and Kang Soo-youn, who sadly passed away prior to the release of the film. The film is centred on a … Read more
Simply put, You Should Have Left is a polarizing movie. Those who love it love it, while those who hate it passionately hate it. This is why the film itself has a ~5 rating on IMDB. Still, like anything else hype-related, you’ll never know for sure until you watch it yourself. The movie is based on … Read more
Thelma is a 2017 Norwegian supernatural psychological thriller directed by Joachim Trier and written by Eskil Vogt. The film follows the story of Thelma, a young woman who moves from her rural home to attend university in Oslo, where she begins to experience strange and dangerous supernatural powers. The film explores themes of identity, sexuality, … Read more
Being John Malkovich is, to this day, one of the strangest, most surreal movie experiences ever. It explores the concepts of manipulation, infidelity, and obsessive love, through the lens of being able to possess the body of John Malkovich. Traveling through time might be a familiar movie theme but transporting your consciousness to another person’s body is entirely … Read more
Adaptation is a 2002 film directed by Spike Jonze and written by Charlie Kaufman that follows the story of a struggling screenwriter, Charlie Kaufman, trying to adapt a non-fiction book into a feature film. The film is a complex and multi-layered work that challenges traditional narrative structures and explores themes such as creativity, inspiration, identity, … Read more
The 2015 movie The Witch, also stylized The VVitch (with two Vs instead of W), is a folk horror made by Robert Eggers. This is his directorial debut, and he already has a marking of a man who is to make the critically acclaimed The Lighthouse. The movie also grossed insane numbers at the box office. With a budget of only $4 million, … Read more
Frequencies is a science fiction film exploring the concept of a world where people are assigned a specific frequency at birth. It is a low-budget independent film released in 2013. The movie was not a commercial success by box office standards; it gathered a relatively small amount of money. However, it got positive reviews from … Read more
