It's a decent little horror film with a creepy premise and a solid turn from Emmy Rossum in the lead role. David Robert Mitchell is a director I look forward to seeing more from being a big fan of his film It Follows.
2. Horror
The horror genre is back, baby. The genre had a rough go of it last season with just Asylum and Rachel Rising released by the studio - neither of which offered much in the way of scares.
1. 7 Days
I really liked 7 Days. It's a brutal story for sure, but the violence is part of the story and is never glorified. You never like what Cranston does, but you understand why he is doing it.
Aside from Rossum (and maybe Emily VanCamp), the cast of Parasite felt miscast to me. Jennifer Connelly is talented, but she felt poorly cast as an eccentric woman on the paradise island, while Annable and Snow just aren't all that talented.
2. Ubik
Ubik is a hard one to break down. It was faithful to Philip K. Dick's writing to a fault. I don't really blame the writer on this one as they did what the fans of the author would arguably want. The problem with placating to the fans though is that you don't always end up with a very good film. This film in particular might be the least accessible film yet to be adapted from Dick's writing. Sometimes you have to throw stuff out the window to make for a successful film (see Minority Report, arguably the best and most successful adaptation of Dick's writing).
1. Box Office
Last season a few big films saved the accounting department at the studio from a disaster. While 7 Days and Parasite did well, Ubik bombing so soon into the season is not too encouraging.
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