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Shadowkirby

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Shadowkirby @shadowkirby.bsky.social · Jul 12

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Shadowkirby @shadowkirby.bsky.social · 18h

In conclusion: Oddity stuck the landing as a successor to Caveat, and succeeds as a ghost story to remember by. It defies Hollywood tropes, and I wish only the best for the director in his next feature film!

Overall score: 9 call bells out of 10.

Shadowkirby @shadowkirby.bsky.social · 18h

Although this film has a bigger budget than Caveat, it's still a small budget that manages to pull off such a fantastic job in its quality. There's so much to appreciate in this film, as I keep watching every darkened corner for hidden figures. It's such a creepy, yet amazing film! /4

Shadowkirby @shadowkirby.bsky.social · 18h

Love the cinematography, the actors, the setting, and the overall creepiness of the wooden golem. Throughout the film, I was concerning on the golem's true intentions, and got the answers by the end of it. It all feels so spooky, like it's all a ghost story. /3

Shadowkirby @shadowkirby.bsky.social · 18h

Same director that brought you Caveat, he's really bringing out his A game with this one. It's a horror-mystery like before, but more creepy imagery and scares that will make you question the dark every night.

The way the film uses the darkness to his advantage is spectacular. /2

Shadowkirby @shadowkirby.bsky.social · 18h

20th film: Oddity (2024)

I'm loving these Irish horror films, man!

A blind psychic strives to find the man responsible for her twin sister's death a year ago, so she brought a wooden golem to a couple's home to find the answers she seeks.

This will be a spoiler-free review! /1

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Shadowkirby @shadowkirby.bsky.social · 1d

In conclusion: Caveat is an underrated movie with great suspense, and scares when it’s needed. It’s slow/paced, but with good reason, as it uses the silence, and the setting to give off such unnatural vibes. Give it a watch!

Overall score: 8 drumming rabbits out of 10.

Shadowkirby @shadowkirby.bsky.social · 1d

Speaking of ominous, there was one scene that got a genuine spook out of me, as it happened out of nowhere. It was an effective jumpscare that doesn’t used the stereotypical Hollywood jumpscare trope you see in every horror film.

I was on the edge of my seat afterwards. /6

Shadowkirby @shadowkirby.bsky.social · 1d

The landlord gave him these specific instructions for him to follow, and is as outlandish as you think. At first, I was wondering why, then as the film progressed, the pieces came together, as every good mystery does, and makes the whole thing more ominous than it lets on. /5

Shadowkirby @shadowkirby.bsky.social · 1d

The protagonist, despite being an amnesiac, is probably the smartest, because he sensed something’s off about the place, and he’s willing to do anything to get out.

I don’t blame him, though. The whole house looks like it’s about to cave at any moment. /4

Shadowkirby @shadowkirby.bsky.social · 1d

If I was offered a job to be secluded on an island with a mentally disturbed girl with a drumming rabbit that activates whenever something supernatural is happening, I’d deny it immediately.

There are questions left unanswered, but at this point, I kinds don’t want to know. /3

Shadowkirby @shadowkirby.bsky.social · 1d

This film, right off the bat, sets up its tone immediately; quiet, eerie, and unsettling. There’s so much suspense that it’s hard to predict what’s coming.

There’s little room to predict the film’s outcome without knowing the clues and context. It’s both horror and mystery. /2

Shadowkirby @shadowkirby.bsky.social · 2d

19th film: Caveat (2020)

An amnesiac drifter was given a job to look after a landlord's psychologically troubled niece in an isolated island house. What ensues are oddities, suspense, and eeriness.

This will be a spoiler-free review! /1

Shadowkirby @shadowkirby.bsky.social · 3d

In conclusion: Azrael is a breath of fresh air on the no-dialogue post-apocalypse horror film. It's shorter than A Quiet Place, but you surprisingly get a lot out of this. Go and check this one out if you can!

Overall score: 8 machetes out of 10

Shadowkirby @shadowkirby.bsky.social · 3d

The main cast is amazing, and Samara Weaving puts her ALL in her silent performances. You see her character go through so much, and have her rebound and fight against her own cult.

This film's more action-packed and gorey than I initially realized, like the practical effects are superb. /5

Shadowkirby @shadowkirby.bsky.social · 3d

I got to see more of how this cult treats deserters, and what their main goal is. Again, visual storytelling is paramount if the film doesn't have dialogue, and it delivers! You can't expect them to say what they're thinking, you kinda have to figure out what they're thinking with no dialogue. /4

Shadowkirby @shadowkirby.bsky.social · 3d

Despite being an hour and a half, it feels longer because of the lack of dialogue, means you have to pay attention to the finer details, backgrounds, and expressions to fill in the story. Nope, you can't exposition dump on me this time, you gotta SHOW me what's going on! With no words! /3

Shadowkirby @shadowkirby.bsky.social · 3d

This is a unique movie as the majority of the characters don't ever speak, likening to movies like A Quiet Place. However, instead of sign language, they occasionally whistle to communicate, which I like a lot better! It's not often you see characters in films communicate through whistling. /2

Shadowkirby @shadowkirby.bsky.social · 3d

18th film: Azrael (2024)

Years after the Rapture, a young woman, and her boyfriend, escapes from a forest-dwelling cult that forbade speech as a sin. However, they are recaptured and she's being offered to an ancient evil.

This will be a spoiler-free review! /1

Shadowkirby @shadowkirby.bsky.social · 3d

In conclusion: 30 Days of Night isn't as memorable as I initially thought, but the brutal scenes are enough to warrant a watch, if you're into it. Not everything hits, but there's something to like here.

Overall score: 6 axes out of 10

Shadowkirby @shadowkirby.bsky.social · 3d

The cast itself aren't bad, just not as memorable as I last remembered, and that's not a good sign. Usually I give it a pass if the film's story and horror are good enough to carry on its own, like The Void, but here, it can drag on for a bit, which is a shame because I liked a few here. /4

Shadowkirby @shadowkirby.bsky.social · 3d

The vampires don't follow much like traditional vampires in most media, they mainly behave like sentient predators. No crosses, no permission to enter homes, no holy water, no stakes through the heart, either death by sunlight or lob their heads off. Otherwise, you're screwed. /3

Shadowkirby @shadowkirby.bsky.social · 3d

This is a film that I haven't seen in years, and after rewatching it to refresh my memory, I see a lot of potential in this near 2-hour long film. Originally from a comic miniseries, I hope one day it becomes a short series close to the source material. /2

Shadowkirby @shadowkirby.bsky.social · 3d

17th film: 30 Days of Night (2007)

In the small town of Barrow, Alaska, a group of surviving townsfolk are fighting for their lives against a band of bloodthirsty vampires as the town endures a month-long polar night with no exit out.

This will be a spoiler-free review! /1

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 4d

US Government accounts have arrived on Bluesky.

Block on sight.

Protect your digital space.

Be aware that the DHS account in particular is known to quote dunk on regular people to encourage their followers to harass them.

The detach quote function will come in very handy here…