calliehopesmith

If you're expecting a gritty dark-future show in the realm of black mirror you'll probably be disappointed, but that's not to say this show doesn't have its own charm! The stories remind me of the campier Twilight Zone episodes or something along the lines of Futurama in an anthology space. It's fun, satirical, black humour thats well produced and has some good performances, though the set design and world is the real star; definitely worth the watch if you're okay with fun sci-fi.

While the vatican tapes isn't terrible, it's biggest downfall is honestly that it just doesn't do anything new. If you are a frequent watcher of horror you'll probably be able to plot out the movie pretty well; it's nothing extraordinary but still a good pick if you're in the mood for a supernatural flick that you don't have to think too much about. The biggest problems, I would say, are that the style and filming are fairly sloppy and disjointed for the beginning half of the movie, the pacing is really rough throughout the film, and much of the plot and character decisions are lacking motivation or purpose. The bright side is that the acting is not terrible, in fact Olivia Taylor Dudley is a stand out in this giving a pretty believable and powerful performance throughout the film. Overall it just doesn't just do much for me, it was pretty predictable and sloppy in parts, and though the premise (showcased in the last quarter of the film) and the ending is interesting it's done in a way that doesn't outweigh the good parts for the bad. Not terrible but I probably won't watch this again.