re: Malignant-HBO Max

God, I love James Wan.

I don't udnerstand anyone saying that they never got horror vibes from the Pixies. Their whole catalog is basically a horror movie, from the beginning of Nimrod's Son all the way through the Palace of the Brine. Bizarre imagery and unique soundscapes are what the Pixies do. It worked great here.

Is the movie as scary as The Conjuring? No. Is it as genre busting as Saw? Probably not. Is it as thematically consistenet as Insidious? Nope. Does it hold the record for the most time I have said "what the frick" in a horror movie that was not directed by David Cronenberg? Absolutely.

Just a movie that gloriously goes for it, and goes absolutely all in. It's the Jupiter Ascending of horror movies, and I mean that in the best possible way. This is the sort of movie someone makes early in their career, trying to make a name for themselves by going all in. Instead, this is a late career studio film from a guy who has made so much money he no longer has to pretend to give a damn what anyone thinks they want. This was a big budget horror movie for indie horror fans. The group of people who will like it is quite small, but those of us who did are going to absolutely love the hell out of it.