Ok, The First Omen was better, let's get that out if the way 1st. That aside, it doesn't mean Immaculate was anything bad whatsoever. In fact I wonder why it didn't fare better in terms of reviews.

Recently found out that it's Sydney Sweeney's passion project that she actually auditioned for this role way back when she's 17 but the project never materialized so she kinda hold on to it to the point now when she can produce it herself she championed the movie herself from reaching out to the writer, getting a director, etc until the project finally bore into fruition.

Sorta being labelled as a bombshell, Sydney as a Scream Queen was something I didn't expect to see but she kinda "delivered" here, especially on that provocative ending scene. Nell Tiger Free might be more primal & have more physicalities during her "possessed" scene in The First Omen, but Sydney was quite visceral here too.

I also enjoyed the setting & tone of the movie very much, I think it was beautifully shot & the score was decent as well. My only concern was the cheap jumpscares the movie resorted to, thankfully there's just a few of them. I think the movie didn't need that at all, especially the dreaded "oh, it's just a dream" trope.

TLDR, I went into this with bare minimum expectations & I was pleasantly surprised that it was a very decent viewing despite the majority of less than favorable reviews.

Despite liking Radio Silence's previous offerings, Ready or Not and the latest 2 Scream installments, I unfortunately can't say the same about Abigail. I kinda had high hopes for this one, especially since I also love the cast: Kathryn Newton, Kevin Durand, and Melissa Barrera. Imho, the buildup was too long and the payoff wasn't really worth it in the end. I also kinda wished it'd be more thrilling, perhaps more intense chases? I barely felt any tension during this one sadly. I don't mind humor in my horror movies, but the humor sadly also didn't really work for me in this. Long story short, it's a decent flick & I like to support my fave directors & actors so I didn't regret seeing this at all.

Never been a fan of war movies so I initially have no plans to see this movie whatsoever despite the fact that it's an A24 film & we all know that A24 almost always delivers. Then the reviews started pouring in and as usual I was intrigued by the rave reviews but it was CineCrib's review that finally sealed the deal. I bought myself a ticket 2 hours later to the nearest IMAX and oh boy, it was such a pleasant surprise!

Follows a road trip of our 4 central characters whom I ended up super invested in each & every 1 of them that I feared for their lives. Alex Garland scored a home run with this 1. Despite not being a horror movie, this film jumpscared the heck out of me the kinda jumpscare that made literally jumped out of my seat and the horror from the war just shooked me to the core. I felt so many emotions & it was so overwhelming that I cried a lot of times during my initial viewing.

My 1 and only concern was the song choices. The score was fine, but the songs I sadly didn't get except for that 1 powerful country song, Sturgill Simpson's Breakers Roar? Dang, it also played during 1 of the most heartwrenching yet beautiful scene in the movie.

TLDR, a very recommended movie, in fact I myself plan to go for seconds.

They clearly underestimated her, only 10 out of 120 seats were empty on the only show they gave her during my viewing yesterday..

The non linear plot really leaves you no time to be just chilling while watching this, but with a story so intense I don't think you'll be chilling anyways. It's like overdosing on caffeine while you have nothing to do so you just sit there feeling so edgy & tense. And not to mention the techno choice of score just seem to be adding more fuel to the tension.

During my viewing of this, I knocked over my soft drink and it spilled all over then I was bursting to pee but the story was super engaging that I can't afford a toilet break so I just hold off til the credits rolled.. C'MON!!

At this stage I don't think Jokan has anything to prove to anyone anymore regarding his directing chops. The cinematography was beautiful, with so many easter eggs in regards to choice of color & tone and did I mention about the sound design? Oh my, 1 of the main reasons why you should experience this in a theater setting! All the eerie sounds surrounding you from every direction it's almost as if you were there in the movie yourself.

Though the story was a little but confusing, being a Jokan movie it successfully managed to spark many fan theories & discussions which I thoroughly enjoy. And as for the acting, with such star studded ensemble cast, I don't think we have anything to worry about.