when vera farmiga said im not your fucking mommy I felt that

au where esther and stuart little were in the same orphanage

closing out halloween with one of the most genuinely deranged modern horror films and a personal favourite. there's obviously a great history of horror about gaslighting and parental anxiety but this is the one that makes me the most viscerally queasy. for material like this the performances and craft alone are impressive (collet-serra brings some incredible cross-cutting and camera moves) but im most taken with how it just leans full-throttle into its nastiest, trashiest impulses including a never-ending onslaught of perverse child endangerment/violence setpieces that are so beyond poor taste i can't help but respect that they made it into the final movie and warner brothers agreed to release it.

esther: in case you haven’t noticed, i'm weird. i’m a weirdo. i don't fit in. and i don't want to fit in. have you ever seen me without this stupid choker? that's weird.

I’M NOT YOUR FUCKING MOMMY

the pigeon deserved better

hate it when that happens

82

A psychological horror epic. As serious and trashy as can be, with Jaume Collet-Serra balancing the two with razor-sharp confidence. Even when Orphan goes off the rails, and it goes *way* off, he knows how to play it. Has a length of over two hours, so it has plenty of time for a genre study of parental anxiety while still being stuffed with fucking unhinged set-piece moments. Love it.

I didn't know Orphan is on Netflix already! Just re-watched it today! Still one of my favorite psychological thriller/suspense film!

Found out there's a prequel and I'm looking forward to it!

the nuclear family failed, the old scars are as fresh as ever, that's the glory of love

Love this movie! It’s campy, schlocky and genuinely well executed and the ending is just so batshit it works, interesting take on the whole evil kid trope. The twist just elevates the whole thing. Totally underappreciated.

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

it’s good, watch it. i have vivid memories linked to this.

eu adorei!!! é muito bom mesmo. para mim o final perfeito seria ela desaparecendo da estufa e Here we go again. queria que tivesse bad ending mas muito bom.

Okay this one had me on my TOES chile! Although it had a kinda slow start that did not last long, when this movie gets going its GOING. this joint had me stressed out til the very end. now i don't wanna spoil nothing but what happened to the dad was well deserved!! that man refused to acknowledge the red flags so thats what he gets tf. it was so frustrating to see the dad just play into esther’s lil tricks likeeee he was working my nerves chile. i lowkey liked esther until she started coming for the mom and max 🌚 i just liked her accent and how smart she was with her tricks 💀💀  esther lowkey deserves an oscar bc she sure did have me (and that dumb ass dad) fooled! but anyway, im giving this four stars instead of five JUST bc the dad pissed me off 🌚

fuck whoever spoiled this for me!!

I’m not your fUcKiNg MoMmY

Don’t be put off by the cover!

Not a children movie

A well-written and directed movie based on a child who's not what she looks like. A family adopts the child and then nothing ever remains the same! Good thriller movie if you're into the genre. A few jump scare scenes make the movie a bit scary at times, with a bizarre, although expected revelation in the climax.
A decent watch.

I love you, daddy

This happened to my buddy Eric

she is the human depiction of the devil!!!! SHE IS SICK!!!!!! send her to fucking hell

Are you looking for a horror movie more disturbing than many movies and scenes you consider this way, such as Goodnight Mommy? If so, it's your movie. I'm pretty sure that you'll heave a sigh of relief at the end.

You've been warned!