In October of 2023, Two amateur filmmakers disappeared in search of dark web personality "WETBOXX".
As noted in the headline, I didn’t like this movie. Not to say it’s the worst thing ever, but it’s just…meh. Nothing much to it. Very generic. No surprises. At the very least, the cast is diverse so I’ll give it that.
With the theme of unemployment, it presents a family fantasy anecdote rather the a comment on social problems.
Few movies deal with aging (particularly aging women) with as much compassion as Relic does. Yet it’s not sickly sweet and not a soapbox rant against ageism. Relic simply is, allowing the horror to seep in quietly and carefully.
Shudder’s Host (not a particularly original title, I must say) attempts to bring the spooks to “the quarantine generation” by presenting us with a scary Zoom call during lockdown.
That gut-wrenching feeling you have while watching it is okay but needed, and you, the viewer, will be okay.
