Returning to the basics, Prey finally explains why the Predator franchise is so often disappointing. This all builds to one of the most tragic endings of the year that, while painful, couldn’t have concluded any other way. At the same time, she must try to maintain a connection to her son that threatens to slip away from her when supernatural forces begin to crash into her reality. She must then navigate this increasingly fraught working environment so that she can get what she is owed. Centrally, in working as a nanny, her employers treat her with casual cruelty and frequently skimp on paying her. She hopes to make enough money to bring her son there with her, but faces down a whole host of barriers to this dream. ![]() Specifically, it looks at the experience of Anna Diop's Aisha who has come from Senegal to work in New York City. While it is still very much a horror film, both in terms of its haunting visuals and the devastating truth that lies underneath them, it also is a focused drama of life in America. Yet another film that premiered at Sundance, Nikyatu Jusu’s Nanny defies easy categorization in how it blends multiple genres. Lastly, Hatching is an ode to the lasting horror of practical effects, shining even more in an era where digital creatures are shoehorned in most movies. That doesn’t prevent Hatching from being a highly-effective cautionary tale about the dangers of raising a child to fit the internet’s twisted idea of perfection. Hatching is not trying to be subtle, and it reveals quickly how the creature manifests all the anger and sorrow Tinja keeps locked inside while trying to please her mother. Things turn dark when the girl finds an egg, decides to hide it in her bedroom, and inadvertently hatches a gruesome creature that looks more like her each day. ![]() ![]() The story follows Tinja ( Siiri Solalinna), a young girl who wants nothing more than to impress her rigid mother, who, in turn, is determined to build the perfect family she wants to show the world through her social media accounts. Infused in body horror, the Finish horror movie Hatching reuses the old doppelgänger trope to deal with repressed emotions, family expectations, and the pressure to look perfect on social media. Even so, Fresh remains a tasty entry for horror-hungry people looking for a movie that subverts expectations. While Fresh mostly balances subtext and story, the third act gets a little clumsy as the movie tries to ensure people will understand its message. Besides telling a disturbing story, Fresh is also a movie about modern dating, women's objectification, and the social power structure that allows men to get away with the horrific things they do. That’s just one of the reasons Fresh is so enticing, as Cave already shows a rare domain over genre and style that elevates a movie that otherwise could crumble under the trope of the girl in the basement. Fresh starts just like a romantic comedy, and those unaware of what they are watching might be surprised when the movie turns into a full-blown horror movie filled with people-eating scenes that will challenge your stomach. Mimi Cave’s directorial debut is a delicious story about a cannibal and the victims he keeps in his basement.
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