Corey’s review published on Letterboxd:
the ultimate meta masterpiece. Craven had reinvigorated horror barely a decade prior with A Nightmare on Elm Street, specifically slashers, and does it again with Scream: the perfectly-orchestrated broadcast of tongue-rammed-through-cheek winks of horror that should induce loathsome surges of crippling cringe, but instead, toys with genres in ceaselessly innovative splendor. the film goes beyond being a product catered only towards the realm’s fans - “movies don’t create psychos” - and rather delves into the genuine psychosis and thrills of emotionally and visually visceral brutality, never shying away from the coldness of the double-reality that is laid out for all to see in telegraphed foreshadowing that still comes as a calculated, terrifying surprise. instantly perennial for generations, unlike any other in its perversion and subversion of horror in gleeful, confident delight—the entire house-party set piece, along with the truly gruesome opening, are some of the finest instances of choreographed terror that the medium will ever see.
Favorite Horror
Halloween 2021
Slasher Showdown
Wes Craven - Ranked
