I was so unsatisfied at the end of Hereditary. There were great scares, and legitimately creepy an disturbing images, and I totally agree with Vonnie that the main thrust of the movie is the awfulness we can do in the name of love, but on a plot level, I wanted it to be cleverer. I wanted everything to fit together neatly and it didn't.

This is me.

And now for something completely different... Booksmart was a blast. Very fun and a strong directorial debut by Olivia Wilde.

I want to see that! And Midsomar, because of my original Wicker Man love.

Of course, I say this as the only person who hasn't seen Endgame yet, but whatever.

I was so unsatisfied at the end of Hereditary

The turn toward the more conventional horror in the last half hour was a bit abrupt. I do think Aster sprinkled plenty of clues about the reveal throughout the movie. It worked for me, but the friends I was with were less enthused about the turn. We all agreed that the family drama and simmering then explosive emotional damage unfolding in the first half of the movie were more effective than the finish.

There were some indelible images in that last half hour of the movie though. Oh boy. Sticky stuff that worms into your brain.

Also, I know it's a horror house and all, but that craft style home they set the movie in had me salivating with real estate envy. So what if there were rotting corpses here and there and people spontaneously bursting into flames! Those gorgeous wooden accents! That amazing staircase! I was surprised to find out later that it wasn't a real house, but the one that built from scratch just for the movie.

So, Dark Phoenix looks like Darth Willow: The Movie, right?

My God, the trailer looks TERRIBLE. I mean, they have good actors on board, and presumably a decent budget, right? Then why do special effect shots look like ass? Not to mention how they give away the entire movie.

There were some indelible images in that last half hour of the movie though. Oh boy. Sticky stuff that worms into your brain.

Oh, absolutely. And just some pure creep moments. But I thought Mother! had those, too, and in the end that movie seemed to make more sense to me, which is not something I thought I would ever say. But Mother! also really stayed with me, in a very disturbing way, for a while.

I also really liked Netflix's The Ritual, which I've heard a lot of people hated, so who knows. But one thing I really liked about it was the character development, which I thought got tossed to the wind at the end of Hereditary.

I also really liked Netflix's The Ritual, which I've heard a lot of people hated, so who knows.

Wha? But The Ritual was amazing! His nightmares that progressively had more and more of the forest creeping into the store! The CREATURE DESIGN.

Vonnie, have you seen The Endless? That was the scariest movie of 2018 for me. There was something about it that just hit all the right notes to freak me out. I want to watch it again.

We Have Always Lived In The Castle comes out this weekend, and I've got tickets. Give me weird and creepy girls.

Give me weird and creepy girls.

Well, I'm here ....

Vonnie, have you seen The Endless?

Nope. Have I mentioned that I am a scaredy cat? I only saw Hereditary because there was so much buzz about the film. I *have* heard good things about The Endless though. And someone I follow on Twitter was also raving about a movie called A Dark Song. I have both of them on my Netflix queue but have been too chickenshit to watch them. Maybe this convo will push me toward finally giving them a try...

I also really liked Netflix's The Ritual, which I've heard a lot of people hated, so who knows.

How could any horror fan hate The Ritual?? The monster is stuck to my brain still.

Vonnie, I'd describe A Dark Song as bleak and unsettling rather than scary. I don't recall much in the way of gotcha moments.

I hate bleak movies. I'm depressed enough without any encouragement.