Still not over how perfect the opening scene is, I haven't been that anxious throughout a whole first act than with this movie. Can't wait to rewatch this again, definitely going to be a staple film for our fam movie nights!

My only two gripes are that the reveal was a bit underwhelming and movie felt like it was missing one final beat at the end. But I would definitely recommend this to horror fans

Dude, when I was in the theater after he said “hail satan” the lights in my theater flickered 3 times. And I’m from a smaller town that doesn’t invest in cinema so it’s not something they’d go out of their way to do. But after that happened the atmosphere in the theater changed. Everyone shuffled in their seats and looked around. One of the most evil experiences I’ve had in a theater. I had chills

Nick Cage is one of those actors who just acts because he can and because he likes doing it. Dude is apparently super chill in person, and IIRC has even taken pay cuts on movies so other crew/actors/etc can get their fair share. Seems like a decent guy. Always puts like 110% into a role no matter what it is and that's honestly really admirable.

Yo this was the PERFECT way to review this movie. Nothing but extra excitement. Thanks dude.

Honestly, the times when Cobble would sing, I was thinking it was goofy at first, but then you hear what he's saying and the way he's delivering it, and it turns from goofy to super creepy and pretty horrifying

Having just come back from watching it 1) That intial scene, is phenominal 2) The main character to me (and to my friend, and the three people behind us) just comes across as autistic, not flat. Reading it through that lens made how she responded to certain things very familiar, and as such much eerier. 3) The direction and production were utterly stunning. The way the movie is shot, colour graded, even the choice to put flashbacks and key scenes in a different aspect ratio, it's all so so well done 4) The choice to make the victims be a very specific group of people, removes the terror from the main villian. Very much a Halloween 2 effect. The lead up however is brilliant, and Nick Cage is incredibly damn creepy.

Just saw it and it was awesome! Not the “Scariest movie of the decade” but it is very unsettling and I really liked the religious horror aspect of it

Dude Cage is the man. Watch him in Sympathy for the devil. He is so unhinged. Movie is decent but his performance is great. Excited for Longlegs

It’s closer to sinister than silence of the lambs which was surprising on first watch given the initial reviews.

As soon as I got out of the movie I was excited to watch your video on it. I knew a lot of people watching wouldn’t like it: It’s weird, it’s stylized, it’s intense and not outwardly scary. But I knew you and your community would be on the same page as me 😂 The enjoyment I got out of it was for sure the details: The long shots, the lighting, the detective breakdown of the story, the square (Polaroid 👀) framing of the memories, the Devil silhouettes in glass and backgrounds, etc. I love piecing things together alongside or just ahead of the main character and getting to watch it unfold and develop

The birthday murders website is so intriguing! And it’s such a vital part of the story outside of the movie itself. Especially as an ARG.

Oh man, things hidden in the frame are terrifying to me. I have high hopes for this movie now.

The black smoke essence inside the orb also comes out of Lee's head before she passes out. Who called Lee to tell her shes late for Rubies birthday? I found it interesting Lee's father was never mentioned or shown. I have so many questions.

I watched it and just didn’t analyze the plot or question it, just watched it and it was terrific and quite terrifying in a way that I didn’t expect. Cage is a genius. The prosthetics were disturbing and gave him a creepy vibe, but he was truly terrifying in the interrogation scene when he lowers his head and has that evil look in his eyes. Even his voice became threatening without changing his volume. It was so well done.

Nic Cage has been on a roll over the last . . . gotta be coming up to a decade, right? When did Mom and Dad come out? That's when I started paying attention again. Yeah I was one of those assholes who saw the KZfaq compilation of all the out of context "crazy" scenes and wrote him off for a while. But the good thing about aging? Growth, and I can say me of ten years ago was an asshole all things Nic Cage related. God bless him!

I appreciate your take on the movie, I agree with you and enjoyed it and can’t stop thinking about it. I don’t watch many movies anymore because they feel lifeless. With its flaws, this movie is still unique and is 1 of those which will get better with rewatching and enjoying for what it is and not for what you expected it to be. Thank you for the review.

“Not what I was expecting but I loved it” exactly what I said when I saw it!

as someone that was diehard excited for this movie, I left the theater a little conflicted. hearing you describe your impressions makes me wonder about your thoughts and experience with the film, and I hope you post an uncensored analysis some time so that I can understand your takes better. to me it was an eerie vibe with unsettling and disturbing moments, but I didn't get any more thrill than that personally.

Twesday I went to see it. There are around 10 movie theaters that are around 30-50 minutes away from me playing the movie. And the only one that wasn't sold out was until 9:00 pm an hour away from where I live. That was so worth it as the movie was freaking great. It is for sure my favorite or second favorite of the year so far. Longlegs and Exhuma are so far the best horror of the year.

The way the movie was shot reminded me a lot of analog horror. Of course, the story has nothing to do with it, but those quiet, very drawn out shots with slow zoom that utilise no music at all are something I've very rarely seen in modern horror movies and remind me a lot of how of small creators do their analog horror.

I went into viewing this movie (mostly) blind. I heard it described as the best horror movie in the past decade, but didn’t look any further into it. I appreciated the cinematography and the story. I think I’ve seen too many movies lol I was entertained, but I didn’t walk out of the cinema thinking that this was amazing. Just good. Now The Lodge was a recent movie that unsettles me to this very day. That was wonderfully done! I hope that you watch and review it!

Maika Monroe is such a phenomenal actress. She should have gotten an Oscar Nomination for her performance in “The Watcher”.

This films pacing is really similar to The House of the Devil, if you liked that then I think you will enjoy this. Personally it was way too slow for me and not much happened imo. I prefer the pacing of Hereditary or Sinister. I would’ve loved for them to explain more or delve more into things. It all felt just too vague.

I have tickets middle and center. I haven’t see a movie in theaters since black phone. I have a feeling I won’t regret this. Thanks for the non spoiler review!

I really loved it overall, haven't squirmed that much watching a movie in a long time. There's this constant sense of unease, being watched or unsafe through it all. I will say the big twist reveal felt a little odd, but I think on a rewatch I'll see the pieces that make it clearer. My favorite part was playing with the aspect ratio, I wish that had been utilized more. Like more fast cutting between the two or changing it up by having a present scene in the smaller ratio and past scene with the larger just to throw people off.

Yay! Leave it to my "arthouse horror" loving brother from another mother to be totally onboard with the brilliant exercise in creepiness that this film is! I've seen some not so great takes from people ever since i watched it and started seeking out reviews to watch...was sad that some didn't get the enjoyment that i did, but what you said is true about setting up misleading expectations...the comparisons to Silence of the Lambs are in reality, surface at best. This is a VERY different film and i was there for it and can't wait to see it again! And just a quick note on Maika's character is that i think the way she was acting was completely intentional due to her character's particular circumstances. I will just say that so as not to get into spoilers. Also, must recommend an analysis video that i ran across that i think absolutely nails the reason this film, (and some others) are not resonating with some people. It's by a user named Cool Channel DreadTube and the title is The Weaponized Creepiness of LONGLEGS. I'd post a link, but KZfaq usually hates that...

The only thing holding this movie back for me was the "scariest movie ever" marketing. Without any spoilers i told all of my friends to temper their expectations for how scary it is

You got it right when they are just laughing at how Nic Cage acts when in fact what he's doing is phenomenal, what locked me in is the opening song, and the ending put the nail in the coffin

FINALLY saw it so I can FINALLY watch this! Just wanted to say I absolutely LOVE your channel and all the incredible videos you do thanks for all the amazing content! Can't wait to see this channel continue to pop off!

SPOILER!!! the scene where the lady got shot on the car was so disturbing. It literally made me nauseous and this is coming from someone that can take a lot a gore. it wasn’t gorey but it was just unexpected. The shot where lee harker’s mom slowly came out from the side with the gun was so good

I've been so so so excited for this movie since the first teaser, and seeing this has me even more excited than before! Thank yew for another excellent review as well, loving seeing them each time you drop a new one :)

Longlegs looks very promising.I hope it delivers

Just went and seen this movie last week. Spectacular tbh. I know the theatre experience leaves you with a certain bias but man am I glad I went to see this. Perfect.

I've been thinking about this movie nonstop since seeing it over the weekend. I can't remember the last time a movie had me this unsettled. Can't wait to watch it again. Do you have Oddity on your 2024 watchlist? Can't go wrong with Irish horror.

I dont know, I just saw the movie and I walked away feeling underwhelmed a bit. Many question still unanswered and Im not saying that in a good way. The biggest one is how was Longlegs chosen to do the work he was doing, backstory wouldve been great. And, so, why did the mom choose to destroy the doll of Lee now and what purpose did it serve. Her mom wont live forever, so who would've taken over handing out the dolls, Lee? Is this what happened to Longlegs in the past and now that he's dead, who makes the dolls now?, That doll in the end still exists and possessed. I didnt understand that whole something about the 13th? and who was that guy who shot the FBI trainee in the beginning? Was he on the run from killing his family, if thats true, weird how that one is very different from the rest.

I am so excited for this one!!!

I’ve got tickets to see this on Saturday and I’m so excited! I’m actually really glad to hear about the more prevalent supernatural elements as that’s what I was personally intrigued by initially.

Monroe was amazing, Cage was amazing…. I agree with most of your takes on the movie. This ended up shaking me pretty good but not in the way I expected! I need to re watch asap

One of the best dread-building films in years…ironically, maybe since It Follows.

Damn this film sounds amazing. Everything about it, even the things you weren't massive on like Monroe's character having limited emotion, is all right up my alley as someone who really matured with movies that are atmospheric and rather dry. I cannot wait to see this film over the weekend.

I definitely recommend Hush- can't wait for that video. I loathe critics comparing new movies to other movies just to mention a notorious one; it's a cop-out to say something is like SotL just because you're not creative enough to dissect a movie. I appreciate you, sir, for telling us what you really think about this movie without doing that. 😊

"There's some interesting stuff in her [Lee's] backstory" is the understatement of the century

Hush needs to be available for streaming again, I used to watch it often.

He looks JUST like his Dad.

I was so pleased with this movie. It did leave me wanting a bit more in the third act but I still loved it overall

Here only good things about LONGLEGS. Thanks for the clear-eyed review. I'm definitely going to check it out.

I LOVE other’s love for Longlegs because I love it, too.

Nics voice won’t leave my head after watching the movie tonight… dude aced that role

Your review that its not overly violent/gory has me thinking I'll go see it with friends next week. I've never watched a horror movie in theaters but it seems neat

I didn’t see that marketing you mentioned but I did call the number that was going around and the Nic Cage recording was so creepy 😂 planning on seeing this tomorrow, looking forward to it

Longlegs and the Blackcoat's Daughter are set in the same universe with the same devil playing the same tricks Still waiting for someone to do a video essay on this

I'll be watching on 14th!! So fucking excited

I just got out of the theatre. Wow, wow, wow. I ran home to see what you had to say on this one. I felt the same. Looking forward to seeing it again. 🤘

Ah! It Follows! I knew I recognized this gal from somewhere, I just couldn’t place it lol

I saw this on a Sunday at 2:30pm at my small town's movie theater and there were way more people in the audience than I expected. There were more people in my theater seeing Longlegs than there were when I saw Dune 2 a few months ago! The marketing for this film definitely worked.

This film was absolutely brilliant. Great review that keeps the hype going!

One thing I've been noticing is how DIVIDED opinions are, regarding this film. It's still mostly positive reviews, but it's been a minute since I've seen so many takes that directly contradict each other like this. "It gives too much away/it's too vague" "It's truly terrifying/It bored me to tears" "Lee Harker was perfect/Agent Harker was flat" "It perfectly sticks the landing/It completely falls off in the third act" "Finally something original/It's a ripoff that doesn't know what it wants to be" That's really interesting to me. I'll get to see it next week on Wednesday, so I'll have to avoid spoilers a bit longer than most of y'all, but as of now, everything points to this being exactly to my taste. I'm super excited. Especially after what you said about the "southern gothic" aesthetics. That's precisely my thing.

Man, the interrogation room scene is something else. Praise Lord Cage.

Got my ticket for tomorrow night! So pleased it's playing in the UK.

as a christian girlie, i was so invested. i thought it was terrifying. i went in COMPLETELY blind - i didn’t even know it had religious themes! i got the references IMMEDIATELY, and as the movie went on, the more i thought “this is the perfect christian horror.” as christians, we believe that satan is present on this earth, and the way he operates is not by killing anyone directly, but chipping away at their soul. their sense of self, view of others, loss. it was incredibly bone chilling and heart wrenching to see this kind of view many christians have of the devil, presented in this horrific way.

You are right about the dark cinemaphotogrhy, especially during the first half, the soundscape was unnerving, it wasn't disturbing but definitely unnerving. Didn't have a problem with Monroe's performance, her character was damn near catatonic and with good reason as we discover. And Cage, this guy should get an award nomination at least. Cage is great. Loved him in Renfield. At any rate, as usual, your review is right on.

While in the theater I couldn’t help but think about the experience watching this movie alone at home… There is so much more to this movie I’m sure we’ll discover with time

Uncanny is the perfect word to describe the movie. There’s something so seemingly off about it right from the get go with our main protagonist. Lookin forward to your hush video, that’s a great horror thriller that needs more lovd

this and 2015's regression makes for a good double feature😊... that movie was so beautifully shot as well

I finally watched the movie and came back to this video

Awesome! I can't wait to see it. The trailer made my skin crawl.

I think that was the point of Monroes character. Unemotional and very analytical. The part in the daighters bedroom I loved watching her character. Looking around the room and the awkward interactions were great

I had dreams about this movie last night after seeing it! I didn’t feel particularly mind blown in the moment, but the symbols and vibe definitely wormed its way into my subconscious.

Love your takes. Think I'm gonna like this one.

Really looking forward to this. Thanks for the review, Evan ❤

Nick Cage is the best, loved him in The National Treasure movies and in Reinfield. His range really is fantastic. Movie I hope you do is Lisa Frankenstein, I thought it was a fanastic movie.

I feel monroe plays the same character in every movie. Not always a bad thing but she definitely does

Named after Anthony Perkins and Elvis Costello? Wow!

Been waiting to see this movie for months because of the trailers and will finally be seeing it on Saturday. I’m trying not to overhype it for myself tho.

Movie wasn’t as groundbreaking as people were saying it was, but it was good. Hereditary and Sinister still stand above it by a wide margin as my personal benchmark for the best that the horror genre has to offer.

Don’t forget that oz Perkins was also in…. Mean Girls

Please do The Exorcism next, please! I thought I was going to see The Popes Exorcist 2.0 & boy-o-boy was I pleasantly incorrect. This film blew me away with the brutality of the script and the unexpected story, when the director cuts for the second time and gives "Tony" notes I audibly said "holy fucking shit". also great casting, really good supporting young talent.

Great review. Looking forward to your review of “Hush”. I loved it and it reminded me of “Wait Until Dark”

I only have 2 things to say about this movie.. DADDYYYYYYYY!!! MOMMYYYYYY!!!

Can’t wait to see this. Glad it’s getting good reviews!

Oh Im looking forward to the Hush review! Also this one had such mystique and anticipation behind it im glad you ended up liking it! I will never watch it but I am happy at a distance for all the horror enjoyers lol

i am super, Super, SUPER EXCITED to see this on Sat night!!! Ticket booked! The trailers actually creep the F outta me!! Cage's voice alone! OMG I am actually scared thinking about it!!!! So glad u liked it Evan!

I TRIED to watch another review on KZfaq but it was as long as the movie. Thank you.

I’m seeing this on Sunday and I’m so excited

I’m so hyped man 🙂‍↔️

Just watched this movie (got out of the theater 5 min ago) and oh wow can I just say amazing movie and Nicolas cage gave me the fucking chills this movie was amazing all around. If you have not seen it then watch it and if you have what is your favorite scene

SPOILER: I really think that Cobble is the main character’s dad. When she sees the inverted triangle image in the beginning the word that she thinks of is father, and soon after that they say she’s “half-psychic”, which was partly a joke but also could be hinting one of her parents had weird magical powers but the other didn’t. They never mention her father in the movie. It could also explain why Cobble is so obsessed with her, and why he chose her to be the first one to receive a doll. I think the reason he targets families with a daughter born on the 14th is because he has a daughter born on the 14th and knows that they will never have a “normal family”, so he goes out killing those that do. It also explains how she was kind of chosen to be protected from all this. Just a theory though

Seeing it this weekend. I'm pumped😊

I can definitely understand the Silence of the Lambs and Zodiac comparisons lol

I'm so sad my Theater in New Minas isn't playing it for some reason I was so excited for this movie

Longlegs looked like a Meat Canyon character in the flesh. Nic Cage great as always.

Off topic, but have you reviewed Ouija Origin of Evil? I think that movie is severely underrated and just brilliant

Im going to wait to see it after all the hype dies dow. I prefer to see movies like these on the big screen inside of an empty theater 🎭

2:07 yes! The Longlegs character is pure absurdism, which is the point

I didn’t really find it scary but it was a great film. Loved Nic Cage and it was beautifully shot! That first scene was in the snow creepy as sh*t tho!

Definitely on my Top 10 movies of 2024.

3:03 her character read so much to me as someone neurodivergent, especially with avoiding eye contact and her posture.

Did anyone else notice Lee's legs getting taller and having trouble walking in the final couple of scenes?

The first horror movie that I genuinely have been scared to see in a long time. My wife who hates anything horror, was even excited to see the preview