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This show isn't actually based on the comic of the same name. i'm guessing what happened is the writers were commissioned to write a show based on the comic but got bored reading the first issue and decided to remake The Tomorrow People instead but with monsters. The dialogue is pretty awful and hard to follow at times, but the actors have done a good job with what they were given to work with. There's more story in the show than there was in volume one of the comic series, and it's decently entertaining on the whole, if you like monsters. i don't regret watching this, but i'm also not disappointed that it was canceled after the first season

I personally did not have high expectations for this movie when i learned early on that it would be part of The Conjuring Universe. i know the first in the franchise is a very popular film for its portrayal of Ed and Lorraine Warren, icons of paranormal investigation, but i have difficulty suspending disbelief enough to enjoy anything steeped too deeply in Christian mythology and rather disliked it when it debuted in 2013

the narrative of The Curse of La Llorona is depicted through a very Christian perspective as well, but with more focus on Christianised Latin American folk magic tradition, which i find fascinating from an anthropological point of view. i can't speak to the accuracy of its portrayal here, but the story of La Llorona at least stays true to the folklore, specifically the Mexican boogeyman version involving a young woman named Maria who drowned her children and herself after learning of her lover's infidelity, and wonders the Earth as a spirit, searching for her lost children and doomed endlessly to repeat her desperate acts of filicide. i first read this story around twenty years ago in Ghost Stories of Old Texas (1983) by Zinita Fowler; it's stuck with me through the years, and this movie's got me looking for a copy to re-read

The Curse is a very character-driven film with excellent cinematography and notable performances from Roman Christou, who makes his acting debut in this film as the protagonist's young son, and Raymond Cruz as Rafael, the curandero they turn to for help in their crisis. i actually liked and feared for the characters throughout, and there are plenty of really creepy scenes that don't rely on jump scares to startle audiences, although there's a tasteful amount of that as well

while it performed very well in the box office, critics who are Conjuring fans appear relatively disappointed, so i'd recommend adjusting your expectations accordingly and judging The Curse on its own merit. All-in-all it's an entertaining movie that does its inspiration justice imo and made me want to turn the lights on while watching it at various points; i wouldn't mind owning this one on blu-ray

This is a great movie despite its thirty thousand dollar budget, a huge step up from director Jordan Downey's debut feature length film, ThanksKilling, which i was unable to sit through in its entirety

Head Hunter is like watching a graphic novel in motion, with lingering, panoramic shots of carefully crafted sets and beautiful forest and mountain landscapes, presumably in Norway. Spoken lines are minimal, and the story unfolds slowly, frame by frame, but is not a tedious watch at only 72 minutes long

the medieval theme is relatively unique -- the only other horror movie with a similar setting that comes to mind is more comedy than creature feature. And the creature design is revealed piecemeal and really creepy, in part because the background story is largely left to the imagination

the experimental soundtrack is worth listening to on its own but would have been perfect if it included some metal given the visual and thematic nature of the film. That's my only gripe though; there's really nothing else i'd change about this movie, so check it out if the trailer looks interesting to you