The Sect

really really enjoyed this cant believe all the 1 skulls to be honest? kept me on my toes the whole time with really nice atmosphere as well. . . . 4 Skulls for sure!

Don't worry--nothing happens to the rabbit. What kept me immersed in the movie was the mood. Pure dread, and the settings fed into that as well. However, so much wasn't developed or explained. A lot of what happened was thrown in for effect, and there was no follow-up. I must say, better choices on the part of the main character than Rosemary made in that movie. Of course, I'd have stuck around with Ruth Gordon.

Not as strong as Soavi's previous film, "The Church" (also on Shudder at the time of writing, and highly recommended), but it's still a good weird time, and has some moments of strange brilliance. There's also a bit where a rabbit channel-surfs using its paw, so yeah, this has that going for it.

I went into this expecting to like it. I mean, Michele Soavi directing, and writing along with Dario Argento and some other guy. I wasn't expecting to be so annoyed and bored that it would take three sittings to get through it. I just couldn't immerse myself in the story. And for a school teacher, the lead character is kind of dumb. It really isn't worth the runtime.

i found a lot here to love. i think if this particular murky and impressionistic approach is appealing to you, and you don't really need or want the film to 'make sense', this could be a really rewarding watch. i'd categorize it as highly successful in a way akin to 'dark waters' or 'burial ground: nights of terror'. it densely weaves texturally potent threads into a series of scenes which approximate, but don't really resemble, reality. the supernatural underpinnings end up feeling more load bearing than things like jobs or houses or people. i love the strange blue threads and the rabbit.