Letterboxd — Your life in film

Just watch it for Hugh Grant, ok?

I'm pretty sure he's flipping off Guy Ritchie in his own film without him knowing it.

A cold, stale, expired Happy Meal.

Without the toy.

This is probably the first time since Pan's Labyrinth that del Toro manages to capture that inner, childlike fascination with terror, innocence and fantasy so unbelievably well in a love song to cinema, the art of moviemaking and being true to oneself. It is beautiful, terrifying and truthful. An absolute triumph.

Now imagine feeling all that and going on one of the few places on the internet to discuss movies and reading the popular reviews.

What the fuck is going on?

This is like one of those obnoxious 'omg I'm so random!' people, wearing a Guns 'n' Roses t-shirt.

Painfully unfunny and insincere, sucking out any potential for actual 'shit at stake'-ness.

Also doesn't help that basically everyone seems to treat this as a third rate over budgeted pantomime.

Ironically, the actual pantomime bit in the film was brilliant.

We need a new word for something that is bland as fuck, but still kind of fun

Blafund?

Anyways, this is as blafund as it gets.

Now, the fact that a horror movie manages to surprise me (I've really seen far too many) is always a treat to me. The fact that it accompanies this with a perfectly paced script that really keeps you guessing where the hell it's going next and an antagonist that is as gnarly as it is compelling, is a humongous shitload of icing on the cake.

Barbarian delivers on all fronts. It's tense, gory and manages to subvert a fair amount of tropes. I hope Zach Gregger keeps exploring the genre. He's quite good at it.

Superb in any and every universe.

Without rival.

No pretence, no faffing about, just a solid ass monster movie with a fantastic protagonist, brilliant gore, a clever setting and a dog.

One does not need anything else.

Such a shame if you don't vibe with Aster, you're missing out.

I'm just very happy I do, making Midsommar yet another unsettling modern horror masterpiece crafted by someone who truly knows his shit.

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

Like a slap in the face.