Writer and director Travis Stephens (𝘎𝘪𝘳𝘭 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘥 𝘍𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘳), brings us 𝘑𝘢𝘬𝘰𝘣'𝘴 𝘞𝘪𝘧𝘦; a film that was a genuine surprise on my end. Upon seeing any and all promotional footage, I had this films exact plot played out in my mind, and it honestly threw me for a curve ball in terms of its through line narrative. The film itself, set in Midwestern small town USA, concerns that of Anne - played by horror goddess Barbara Crampton - quietly…

I got the chance to see 𝘖𝘧𝘧𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 at the virtual 2021 SXSW film nearly a month ago - again sorry for the late update - and if i'm being honest with myself, I have already forgotten this movie in its entirety; which should pretty much tell you all you really need to know. The premise itself - from what I can remember - concerns that of our lead Marie (Jocelin Donahue) and her husband George (Joe Swanberg), who head out…

Ok. I'm baffled here for a number of reasons. I was recommended this HP Lovecraft adaption in good faith and never in my life have I seen such a laughable mess (understatement) receive so much praise from a majority of outlets. It currently has an 83% on Rotten Tomatoes, and I'm truly astounded and both confused considering you have all the hallmarks of a "unintended" comedy classic here, let alone a "good" movie. If you were to create a schlock…