A heartwarming, if familiar, coming-of-age drama with an unusual setting and some horror elements. Quite a departure from the nightmarish and surreal quality of Can Evrenol’s other films. This one is a pure family friendly fun and I knew what's going to happen after the first 15 minutes due to the familiar story narrative. Despite that it’s a very wholesome film featuring great performances all around. The dystopian setting is nice to look at it makes up for the blandness of the script and the occasional nightmare sequences effectively enhance its familiar story.
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Population Zero 2016
An eerie and compelling crime thriller mockumentary centering on the murder of three young men in Yellowstone National Park. It's one of mockumentaries that's so committed to the style and I loved that. You won't find typical mockumentary scares but there's a compelling, well-structured story and a genuine air of unsettling mystery throughout this one which manage to draw you in. The narrative bits keep something resembling a focused story moving rather than having a lot of unnecessary fillers or…
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We're All Going to the World's Fair 2021
Flat, boring, unengaging. I waited over a year for this and was disappointed. This is another case where a film with a unique concept never managed to grow into something bigger. It's like taking a good short film and stretch it out needlessly. The experience of going through 'spooky' internet videos and playing it constantly evoke a good sense of discomfort, but it can't quite make for a compelling narrative. The story may be relatable to some audience but it's clear I'm not part of those audience.
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A Classic Horror Story 2021
Very disappointing. It's shot beautifully and the sound is decently made. The problem is it tries to put many horror tropes and borrows too much from The Cabin in the Woods and Midsommar without doing any of it particularly well. The best bit of this film is that one scene from the teaser on youtube. Most of the violence is off-screen which is not really surprising since it's coming from Netflix. I saw the twist coming from miles away, the…
