And this weeks Friday night movie has been.... Obsession!
Well it's October and, as is tradition, time to sit down and enjoy (ha ha) some horror movies, it being Halloween and all.
And what better way to kick-off then with this little darling, that has been winning over audiences and critics alike.
Well I have a lot to say about this so let's resort to bullet points:
- Yes this a debut feature for director Curry Baker and it shows. Still, it is impressive that it follows a familiar template that instructs doing a lot with a little. So points for acting, facial expressions, and mood.
- Speaking of mood, I will always favour horror movies that favour mood over jump-scares so this does indeed fit the bill.
- I once joked that, in a post-MeToo world, we would see works of fiction where the villains are insecure, socially inept, boring, confidence-challenged, hopeless romantics. Well, the joke is on me as this is pretty much what we have here.
- And yet did I feel in any way sympathetic towards Bear? Nope.
- Ultimately however, this still Inde Navarrette's show, giving a gleefully demented performance all the way through.
And so, this year's clutch of horror movies start with a bang. Four more Friday's left.....
