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Jun 8, 2018 · Hereditary. Creepy beyond belief, “Hereditary” is one of those movies you shouldn’t describe in detail, because if you do, it will not only ruin surprises but make the listener wonder if you saw the film or dreamed it. The movie sustains a throb of dread throughout its first 90 minutes, and its final 30 are off-the-rails in the best way.
Jun 24, 2018 · So with that, here are 10 factors that are an attempt to deconstruct the magic of “Hereditary.” Needless to say, spoilers galore. 10. The cinematography. There is a bleakness with which “Hereditary” is shot; its visual tapestry allowing for a complete bathing of the audience in dark, sinister, moody and placid undertones.
Hereditary uses its classic setup as the framework for a harrowing, uncommonly unsettling horror film whose cold touch lingers long beyond the closing credits. ... The end was good, but when they ...
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Jun 6, 2018 · Adam Chitwood reviews 'Hereditary', the new horror film from A24 and first-time filmmaker Ari Aster that stars Toni Collette, Gabriel Byrne, Alex Wolff, and Milly Shapiro.
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- Toni Collette gives a virtuoso performance in a terrifying horror drama that defies expectations.
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By William Bibbiani
Updated: Apr 21, 2020 12:04 am
Posted: Jun 7, 2018 6:24 pm
There are a lot of so-called “scary movies” that get by on just being kinda creepy, or kinda gross, or kinda full of jump scares. So a movie like Ari Aster’s Hereditary stands out. It’s genuinely creepy, it’s genuinely gross, its jump scares will make you actually jump. It’s a terrifically frightening motion picture on almost every level.
Toni Collette stars as Annie Graham, a woman whose mother has just died and left behind a vast assortment of deep psychological scars. Her family can’t even seem to muster the mental energy necessary to mourn this woman, whose mental illness took such a punishing toll on Annie, so Annie is forced to take her conflicted emotions elsewhere, to support groups, just to admit that she has them.
Gabriel Byrne plays Annie’s emotionally reserved husband, and Alex Wolff plays her typical, pot-smoking teenaged son. Together they all take care of the youngest, played by Millie Shapiro, who has troubled connecting with other kids, and who also has a tendency to cut the heads off of birds and use them as playthings, which is nothing if not a red flag.
Or at least, that’s true for a while. The only mark Hereditary seems to miss is towards the end, when all of this harrowing uncertainty builds and builds to a climax that gives the movie theater speakers one hell of a workout, but which also culminates in - perhaps - too many answers to the film’s big questions.
You can still have it both ways if you squint hard enough (and tilt your head sideways), but whether it’s a lack of faith in the audience or an overabundance of faith in the film’s cleverness, it seems like a slight miscalculation to make these decisions for the audience after spending two hours letting them come to their own creepy conclusions about the enigmatic tale the filmmakers are telling. Especially when the explanations the film offers might be less frightening than the explanations you were kicking around in your own, rattled skull.
Hereditary is one of the scariest movies around, and a spectacular showcase for actors Toni Collette and Alex Wolff. The film’s subtle shocks and realistic drama combine to create a dreamlike atmosphere, drenched in psychological horror, which builds and builds to a climax that you won’t forget anytime soon… although you may end up wishing the film...
- William Bibbiani
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Jun 1, 2018 · That way lies madness. But madness, of a kind, is exactly what Hereditary is after. The movie lingers in the mind and sits like a lump in the soul. And it’s deliciously twisted along the way ...
