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Shadowkirby

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Shadowkirby @shadowkirby.bsky.social · Jul 12

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Shadowkirby @shadowkirby.bsky.social · 17h

Uplifting joke:

The day and life of J.K. Rowling living with black mold.

Shadowkirby @shadowkirby.bsky.social · 17h

In conclusion: Relic is a depressing tale of how a loved one can lose themselves to a condition that can't be fixed, and how their affliction affects everyone else. Though, it's not completely scary, it's horrific enough that it hits close to home.

Overall score: 7 wax candles out of 10.

Shadowkirby @shadowkirby.bsky.social · 17h

Cherish your memories and your loved ones, and hold them close, for you may never know when something like this can happen. It doesn't come with any warning, or maybe it does, and we just pass it off like it's a common blunder. Always remind them of the good times, and make them feel loved. /8

Shadowkirby @shadowkirby.bsky.social · 17h

A mental disease like that is a far more horrifying thing than any movie monster, as it can not only affect your loved ones, but how it can impact those around them. Nobody deserves to go through it, for it's an insidious and tragic way to go. /7

Shadowkirby @shadowkirby.bsky.social · 17h

I never had any family members going through dementia or Alzheimer's, and I'm really thankful for that. However, I do remember a friend who had a grandmother going through such a turbulent and abrupt shift with it, and it saddens me how it can negatively impact their mind without them knowing. /6

Shadowkirby @shadowkirby.bsky.social · 17h

It's heartbreaking to see the one person you knew and love slowly rot from the inside, and becoming a husk of their former selves, while losing the memories of those they once remembered; practically making everyone a stranger to them. It's certainly a fate far worse than death. /5

Shadowkirby @shadowkirby.bsky.social · 17h

Like The Babadook, which the creature represents the woman's grief and depressing extremities, in Relic, there are black mold residing in the house, and even some on the old woman. With how the house and her change, it's an allegory for dementia and how it affects everything and everyone. /4

Shadowkirby @shadowkirby.bsky.social · 17h

There are no monsters in this film, though there are "figures" stalking the halls and behind characters that did frighten me. The film's a slow burn, it mainly focuses on the character's relationship with her elderly mother, who is slowly losing her mind as time passes. /3

Shadowkirby @shadowkirby.bsky.social · 17h

I went into this film completely blind, not knowing what it's about or where I've first heard of it, but after my first viewing, I was left unsettled and melancholic.

Relic first starts like a ghost film, then later changes into something more... familial, and disturbing. /2

Shadowkirby @shadowkirby.bsky.social · 17h

21st film: Relic (2020)

A woman, along with her daughter, return to her old house to watch over her elderly mother, who has a severe mental disorder. However, they notice something darker lurking here as the mother gets more erratic.

This review will have SPOILERS! You've been warned! /1

Shadowkirby @shadowkirby.bsky.social · 1d

In conclusion: Oddity stuck the landing as a successor to Caveat, and succeeds as a ghost story to remember by. It defies Hollywood tropes, and I wish only the best for the director in his next feature film!

Overall score: 9 call bells out of 10.

Shadowkirby @shadowkirby.bsky.social · 1d

Although this film has a bigger budget than Caveat, it's still a small budget that manages to pull off such a fantastic job in its quality. There's so much to appreciate in this film, as I keep watching every darkened corner for hidden figures. It's such a creepy, yet amazing film! /4

Shadowkirby @shadowkirby.bsky.social · 1d

Love the cinematography, the actors, the setting, and the overall creepiness of the wooden golem. Throughout the film, I was concerning on the golem's true intentions, and got the answers by the end of it. It all feels so spooky, like it's all a ghost story. /3

Shadowkirby @shadowkirby.bsky.social · 1d

Same director that brought you Caveat, he's really bringing out his A game with this one. It's a horror-mystery like before, but more creepy imagery and scares that will make you question the dark every night.

The way the film uses the darkness to his advantage is spectacular. /2

Shadowkirby @shadowkirby.bsky.social · 1d

20th film: Oddity (2024)

I'm loving these Irish horror films, man!

A blind psychic strives to find the man responsible for her twin sister's death a year ago, so she brought a wooden golem to a couple's home to find the answers she seeks.

This will be a spoiler-free review! /1

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Shadowkirby @shadowkirby.bsky.social · 2d

In conclusion: Caveat is an underrated movie with great suspense, and scares when it’s needed. It’s slow/paced, but with good reason, as it uses the silence, and the setting to give off such unnatural vibes. Give it a watch!

Overall score: 8 drumming rabbits out of 10.

Shadowkirby @shadowkirby.bsky.social · 2d

Speaking of ominous, there was one scene that got a genuine spook out of me, as it happened out of nowhere. It was an effective jumpscare that doesn’t used the stereotypical Hollywood jumpscare trope you see in every horror film.

I was on the edge of my seat afterwards. /6

Shadowkirby @shadowkirby.bsky.social · 2d

The landlord gave him these specific instructions for him to follow, and is as outlandish as you think. At first, I was wondering why, then as the film progressed, the pieces came together, as every good mystery does, and makes the whole thing more ominous than it lets on. /5

Shadowkirby @shadowkirby.bsky.social · 2d

The protagonist, despite being an amnesiac, is probably the smartest, because he sensed something’s off about the place, and he’s willing to do anything to get out.

I don’t blame him, though. The whole house looks like it’s about to cave at any moment. /4

Shadowkirby @shadowkirby.bsky.social · 2d

If I was offered a job to be secluded on an island with a mentally disturbed girl with a drumming rabbit that activates whenever something supernatural is happening, I’d deny it immediately.

There are questions left unanswered, but at this point, I kinds don’t want to know. /3

Shadowkirby @shadowkirby.bsky.social · 2d

This film, right off the bat, sets up its tone immediately; quiet, eerie, and unsettling. There’s so much suspense that it’s hard to predict what’s coming.

There’s little room to predict the film’s outcome without knowing the clues and context. It’s both horror and mystery. /2

Shadowkirby @shadowkirby.bsky.social · 3d

19th film: Caveat (2020)

An amnesiac drifter was given a job to look after a landlord's psychologically troubled niece in an isolated island house. What ensues are oddities, suspense, and eeriness.

This will be a spoiler-free review! /1

Shadowkirby @shadowkirby.bsky.social · 4d

In conclusion: Azrael is a breath of fresh air on the no-dialogue post-apocalypse horror film. It's shorter than A Quiet Place, but you surprisingly get a lot out of this. Go and check this one out if you can!

Overall score: 8 machetes out of 10

Shadowkirby @shadowkirby.bsky.social · 4d

The main cast is amazing, and Samara Weaving puts her ALL in her silent performances. You see her character go through so much, and have her rebound and fight against her own cult.

This film's more action-packed and gorey than I initially realized, like the practical effects are superb. /5