The Crescent

I'm sure this would have been electrifying if I had been able to prevent myself from falling asleep. I also happen to dislike listening to an adult address a child as if the kid is an idiot but I put that down to poor childrearing decisions on the part of my parents.

It was fine…it made me feel quite sad though and that’s not the feeling I was expecting from the movie…I was expecting suspense and got a super deep, don’t miss any details “clues”, existential brain bender….

Beautifully shot film. It brought a lot of 70s and 80s Italian horror vibes with the visuals and scoring. There was an odd plot issue, where there's essentially not much of anything, even after exposition towards the end; it's another piece that brings calls back to Argento and Fulci, where the visuals, music and sound, and atmosphere is the true experience. The acting was fairly bland across the board, but Beth, Lowen, and Sam do have good moments. Everyone else in the film just seem wooden. I'd warn people against it if they aren't into art house or avant-garde cinema, but would really encourage others to check it out.

As a mum of two kids, these types of movies for me personally, I don't like. Any comparisons to Skinamarink, sure this has a couple of things in common. I left a not great review of that movie because any time I see movies that seem to exploit children by putting them in messed up situations, I don't consider entertainment but disturbing. No shade against disturbing movies but I'm just more sensitive. So sue me. No apologies. But this one, I hung in there. Not for the average fan of mainstream films for sure. I can always appreciate artistic vision. I appreciated the score, sound design and of course the little baby in the lead. That's as much as I can give this.

This movie should not be on Shudder !