Synopsis
A wealthy recluse hosts four accomplished guests at his stylish mansion for a once-in-a-lifetime experience, but their intrigue soon turns into terror.
2022 Directed by Panos Cosmatos
A wealthy recluse hosts four accomplished guests at his stylish mansion for a once-in-a-lifetime experience, but their intrigue soon turns into terror.
Sweet, sweet Panos- oh how I’ve missed you.
Hook me up and inject this straight into my veins. Any cogent thought I had evacuated my brain because I was so enamored with the score and aesthetic, but maybe this a testament to the power of Panos. Effortlessly transporting me to the world via sight and sound, yet it never lacks the substance to go with the style. The exposition isn’t heavy handed and it’s paced in a manner that never felt liked it dragged. Hell, I could have watched these people talk for another hour and I would have been perfectly pleased.
When the actual viewing does occur, it’s face melting goodness that’s all pedal to the metal and never looks back. The Viewing fucks. Hard.
Cosmatos, you hazy blood-soaked neon synth freak, I could kiss you on the mouth. I can’t even tell you what this is, I can only tell you that this is it.
You know you’re smoking good shit when the secondhand smoke alone can awake a nameless cosmic demon from its antediluvian slumber.
and another boring party was saved by a demon stone from space and 36 kilogram of cocaine
🔥 PANOS COSMATOS 🔥
🔥 THE GREATEST POET OF OUR AGE 🔥
🔥 NETFLIX DOESN’T DESERVE YOU 🔥
🔥 WE DON’T DESERVE YOU 🔥
🔥 PLEASE NEVER DIE 🔥
CIGARETTES KILL
Ever since the day MANDY released, to say I’ve been eagerly awaiting the next project by Panos Cosmatos would be an understatement. I can delightfully say that THE VIEWING retains all of the neon grainy phantasmagorical horror style one would hope for. The glowing golden color palette of this film is just visually remarkable, Cosmatos has created a hue I’m not sure I’ve ever seen before, allowing our characters to bathe in it as they snort quite a concerning amount of coke, surrounded by stunning & otherworldly architecture.
Panos is the king of style over substance, this would be a nothing movie without the right director to saturate the film with vision. I love that the CGI FEELS incredibly 70’s/80’s…
Voting? …… yikes. 🫠🫠
Loved the vibe and style of this. The synth score was running through my head for hours afterwards. I really loved what Panos accomplished with Mandy and have been looking forward to Nekrokosm. This entry only heightens that anticipation.
Degrees of Kevin Bacon: 1
1. Steve Agee and Kevin Bacon in Super
Guillermo del Toro's new series was mostly underwhelming (with a few exceptions) .. and then Panos Cosmatos blew my socks off with this one. Holy shit I loved it. Between Mandy and this ...god damn, we need more stuff from this man stat