Classic of modern horror

Rating: 9/10 (8 December 2018)

I was not expecting to see a movie like "Hereditary" in this cinematic age of forced happy endings, hand-holding, and condescension.
This is an unbelievably cold, troubling and disturbing movie, with content I never expected to see, no easy answers, and a black hole in the centre.
It reminded me somewhat of Von Trier's film "Antichrist", or going back further, Kubrick's "The Shining".
Here is a movie that makes you feel totally alone, and like the ground has been ripped out from under you.
It's not particularly frightening, though. It's more disturbing than anything, with near-constant upsetting material from the film's beginning. It's one of those movies where you aren't sure you want to keep watching... but you can't stop. I had to find out what was going on. And of course Toni Colette gives a typically brilliant performance.
It's a horror classic. Give it a chance to win you over.