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The Lighthouse is so goddamn incredible in every way. Two actors, one long-established and one only recently starting to make a name for himself as a serious actor, both at the absolute top of their game. Incredible sound design and lighting design and production design and camera work. Top notch writing that is at the same time intriguing and thrilling and sureal. Bizarre and provocative imagery, the constant question of what's real and not without ever letting up for a moment. I've been thinking about this movie constantly for months now. This is pretty close to exactly what I want from a horror movie, and honestly just from a movie in general.

Doctor Sleep was one I had both high hopes and high worries for, but like Snake pointed out, I think it mostly succeeded. It's no The Shining, but that was perhaps too high of a bar for it to ever really live up to. Ewan McGregor and Kyliegh Curran were both great, and I loved the way it portrayed psychic power. The highlight for me is when both Rose the Hat and the viewers get an immediate demonstration of Abra's power. A flawed movie, but very good regardless.

Ready or Not was probably the biggest surprise for me. I feel like this admittedly gimmicky concept easily could've been another Truth or Dare, but it was just a TON of fun thanks to a great sense of humor and Samara Weaving's excellent performance.

Freaks almost fell completely under the radar for me. Can't remember where I found out about it actually, but it's definitely worth checking out if you can find it. It filled the hole that the lack of New Mutants has had for me, and nicely captures both a bizarre feeling of paranoia and a dark take on the supernatural.

The Perfection was cheesy and kind of dumb and had a lot of issues but I also had a really fun time with it.

Glass and Velvet Buzzsaw were both movies I had really high hopes for but, while they weren't bad, they both kinda missed the mark. Glass is fun as a sort of dark superhero flick but doesn't hold the same weight as either Unbreakable or Split. Velvet Buzzsaw had the benefit of an incredible performance by Jake Gyllenhaal, as well as a loaded cast and some interesting ideas, but didn't quite follow through on the execution.

Fuck Hellboy. Fuck it so hard. Jesus Christ why the fuck would they do that. Nobody that isn't Guillermo del Toro or Ron Perlman is allowed to touch this franchise ever again. Fuck you Neil Marshall, how do you go from The Descent, to Doomsday, to two of Game of Thrones' best episodes, to this unforgiveable piece of shit movie.

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