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Pyewacket is a hidden gem for the lovers of the horror genre that might stay with you as "it follows" or "the babadook" did. Sure it does not have the scale or the production values, it does not have a major scope but it tells a slow, personal story with style and credibility. The movie is slow, but not in a pretentious and artsy way. It tells its story without flashy effects or jump scares and relies on character building. You can feel the transition the mother and daughter has been through, and you can see Leah's self esteem wavering when she needs to be sincerely accepted. The lore is simply there to move the story and does it in a subtle but impressing way. Everything from acting to music to visuals completes what comes out as this hidden gem called "Pyewacket". Watch it and see for yourself but know what you are getting into and do not judge the movie for what it's not.

Midnight Express was actually a pretty big issue in Turkey around my childhood. It was accepted as a successful but misguided movie by Turkish critics. And the message it delivers was a thorn on the society to a degree. It was banned for a long time and I believe I've had a chance to watch the movie on television around 92-92. Watching it again in 2018 made me question a lot of the views I've had as a child. Just take me as a neutral viewer since I've tried so hard to stay that way throughout the movie (and believe me it was difficult). The movie begins slowly, and makes it pretty clear that the only logical and dignified/civilised people that Bill can interact are the other foreigners at the jail. Any Turkish person they come in contact either prisoner or guard or prosecutor etc. etc. Do not have a speck of dignity. I am not talking about evil, or dangerous, Just flat out degenerates. And this one sided aprroach doe not show any indication of change throughout the movie. He might as well have been sent to jail in Mars and you would not know the difference. The character that we are expected to sympathise with follows the rules right up until the point when he cannot anymore and flat out demolishes a whole nation with a tirade so undercooked, you eyeballs would roll up back to your brain. The cinematography is hellish but the pace is so dull that you would force yourself to stay awake at certain intervals. The acting is surprisingly over the top and distracting that one cannot emphasize or understand the characters' state of mind. And the movie just ends abruptly without any logical build up whatsoever. So all in all, yes this movie can be divisive but at the same time one should consider if the movie has the quality to be discussed so intensely? Does it deserve attention on such magnitude or does it simply feed on the phobias of the western nations on foreign cultures and tells a pathetic story just for the sake of being disturbing?