For a long time growing up, horror films were not for me. I would run from the room as my uncle would try and force me to watch one, and then out of the blue, that all changed and I ate up as much as horror as I can get my hands on. So halfway through The Vigil, a scare happened that made me question myself why I do this to myself, time after time.
Author: Andres Guzman
For lack of a better term, Trey Edward Shults has made huge waves as a filmmaker since he released his first film, Krisha. A wonderful new voice with a great eye (thanks to ever-brilliant Drew Daniels who also worked on Euphoria) could make a remarkable contained drama. Then Trey went and made It Comes at Night, and the world realized he can make a wonderful horror film as well. And then comes Waves, and I hope the world realizes like I do, that Trey can make a masterpiece.
While in line for this film, someone approached me and asked about the film. About why I decided to buy a ticket for this film that has no trailer and knows very little about it. Outside of the fact that it’s something exciting and fun to do as many films for a festival as possible, but to me it boiled down to three things, H.P. Lovecraft, Nicolas Cage, and that single still. It is gorgeous and otherworldly and exciting enough to want me to be brought into this other world.
Now, while Arianne has already seen the film (and you can read her review here), I have not. Nor have I been keeping up with the discourse of the film. In fact, outside of the title, the winning of best screenplay at Cannes, and the universal acclaim, I know virtually nothing about the film. And that’s what trailers are for.
So, I’m glad and surprised that we are only getting two trailers for Doctor Sleep. I’m aware it’s close by, but I’m rather over the 300 Marvel trailers per film. It seems like Warner Brothers finally learned something.
It is finally here.
Or rather, It is finally here. Whichever is right, let’s go with that.
If you wait patiently, I’ll have the review for It: Chapter Two out soon, but until then, one more trailer. And it’s a big one.
We’ve been waiting for this.
We, as a collective, maybe not you, but some of the internet definitely has been.
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