The Rental
By Ben Wasserman July 22, 2020
One part Black Mirror and one part dysfunctional relationship drama, before somehow ending like an ’80’s slasher movie.
One part Black Mirror and one part dysfunctional relationship drama, before somehow ending like an ’80’s slasher movie.
A story centered around an all-female cult of mothers and daughters led by a Jesus-like figure.
Director Peter Strickland cribs quite a bit from Dario Argento, tossed with some David Lynch for good measure, and wraps his film up in a pair of kitchen-sink dramas
With its breadth of imagination and unflinching look at the ravages of gang warfare, the movie blends Stephen King’s cusp-of-innocence vibe with Charles Dickens’s exposure of social ills.
In the near-future, a virus has caused a zombie apocalypse in Germany, leaving only two cities inhabited by humans.
Luca Guadagnino has made less a horror thriller and more of a performance art piece, with a touch of louche elegance.
A welcome and intriguing entry to the werewolf canon.