Someday soon the Backrooms and Obsession kids are going to discover Bertrand Bonello and lose their ever-loving minds.
The blocking alone in this film is a tour de force. The film’s deep respect of horror movie tropes and the actual practice of voodoo give it a deep cinematic authenticity.
From the synth score, to “The Craft” like coven that forms - you never forget you’re in a genre movie. But it elevates so far beyond a mere fright fest.
Along with Hamaguchi, Bonello is one of our greatest living filmmakers.