The Year's Best

Rating: 10/10 (28 October 2018)

Hereditary Review:
Hereditary is A24's (one of my favorite movie companies) newest horror movie. I don't know where to start. This movie was flawless. A revelation in the horror film genre, granted it's not in my top favorite movies of all time. Ari Aster directed this and it is his first full length feature film. He did amazing. Aster perfected this movie and made it into a masterpiece. This wasn't a horror movie with its typical tropes and jump scares, it was a horror movie. It was more psychological (typical A24 movie) and really got under your skin creating true fear, not just something to jump at and laugh at yourself for. These are the things I look in a great horror movie. I hate jump scares because they're so cheap and fake, unless they're done well (ex.: Insidious). The set design of the movie was gorgeous. The cinematography was beautiful. I loved the suspenseful score. The editing was great. Now let's go on to the acting. I can sense an Oscar nomination for Toni Collette. This role is what people are going to remember her for. She did everything for it. We couldn't tell if she was crazy or not and it made the experience so gripping for audiences. This was the best performance by an actress I have seen all year. The other standout was Alex Wolff. He did so well and made the movie more gripping, just like Toni. This movie was so suspenseful and really creepy. The climax had Krista and I on the edge of our seats. This is the first time I've felt scared while watching a movie since I don't know when. The movie may seem odd and things will feel out of place, but if you stay till the end, it'll all make sense. If you want to see an amazing movie, go see Hereditary. I didn't want to spoil anything and go in open minded. You won't regret it.
My Grade: A+