His House

  • 2020


MOVIE IS indirect harrowing refreshing ominous timely
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Positive Reviews 23
Negative reviews 6
Average Rating 3.7/5
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4.5
Maybe this isnt supposed to be taken literally, as its clear the characters are stand ins for various stages of grief. Den Of Geek
1.5
Instead of making the story more ominous with its very broody tone, The Night House negotiates both lacking ideas about loss and dull horror execution .. Rogerebert
4.5
An uneven but impressive debut, His House is at its most persuasively terrifying when it gets out of the house and into the existential terror of real .. Variety
4.0
He also dabbles with some surrealist imagery, with mixed results, but its refreshing to see a horror film that doesnt take the easy route by settling .. The Guardian
4.0
Genuine jump scares are bolstered by the films spooky sound design, as well as terrific performances from Dirisu and Mosaku, whose terror is palpable. The Guardian
3.8
You dont watch Laugiers harrowing feel bad masterpiecerather, youre held in its thrall.
4.5
Seamlessly meshing classic scary movie tropes with the more profound horror of real world conflict zones, His House represents a harrowing but bracing .. The Hollywood Reporter
4.5
His House is timely horror humble enough not to advertise its timeliness. Paste Magazine
4.0
This dynamic, however, is flipped when the couple is indoors; Rial, having survived the worst horrors humanity has to offer, isnt fazed by her ghostly .. IGN
1.5
Jo Willems and composer Roque Baos are so consistent in cueing incredible buildups from the most efficient of creative choices. The Young Folks
4.0
When hes skittering about, poking his devilishly long fingers through holes in the wall, hes a reminder of the more conventional horror movie that His ..
3.1
There is an excellent short film hiding in the corridors of His House it just needs a slight renovation. The Globe And Mail
4.0
There are echoes of the Japanese chiller Dark Water, with holes in the wall, rolling apples and far more lurid terrors, yet Weekes keeps the horror ro .. The Times
4.0
Combine this with two utterly compelling lead performances and His House is an affecting and intelligent descent into one couples hell. Flim List
3.0
It may not connect all of those threads fully into a cohesive singular important message, but theres enough separately to take away. Flickering Myth
4.0
With truly haunting imagery, Weekes masterfully balances humor, horror, and magical realism to tell a story of the growing fears of the refugee. Flim Threet
3.0
But for all its topics, His House isnt a difficult film to digest. The Film Stage
4.4
The transition between ghost story and ghosts of the recent past story isnt entirely successful. Movie Freak
2.0
READ MORE: 100 Most Anticipated Films Of 2020 Tapping the spirit of both Romero and Wes Craven, Weekes brand of panic inducing horror is razor edge ta .. The Play List
5.0
At every turn there is more going on here, layers building under the story. Ft
2.0
Weekes explores the nuanced layers of tribalism, a colonial brained society, and genocidal trauma with a deftness thats impressive for a storyteller n .. Film Avclub
1.5
May be more effective as an old fashioned ghost story than as a work of politically aware horror. Cbr
4.5
There is drama, horror, suspense, heart pounding anticipation, as well as thought provoking relationships. Black Girl Nerds
2.0
While the characters trauma and backstory may be unusual territory for horror, Weekes storytelling leans on a lot of conventional horror movie tropes. Original Cin
4.4
Sometimes, however, the best approach is an indirect one, perhaps embedded in genre filmmaking. Film Festival Today
5.0
Their raw emotion and vigor make them the perfect empathetic leads a horror movie can ask for. Geeks Of Color
4.5
Bol is terrified of what hes seeing, and is arguably far more shaken than Rial. The Gate
5.0
But beyond all this, Weekes utilizes every element in the haunted house playbook to execute spine chilling scares. But Why Tho? A Geek Commun ..
5.0
The two central performances from Dirisu and Mosaku are hugely affecting and the impressively designed sets and effects conjure indelible imagery. Through the Trees



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