Clearly del Toro influenced.
Led by two child siblings in a house and forest during WW2 Philippines, this fantasy horror excels in tense scenes which sadly start late and are second to the gore.
Filled with too many images void of meaning. It is in the conversations at Mr. Fouad’s garage about the social situation in Lebanon among different people where the substance truly is.
Beautiful B/W and sound design.
Overloaded with goofiness and some action, the delivery on the two elements is weak. It for sure provides some smirks but nothing else.
More on the family issues and less crime story would made it better.
Horror series repackaged as anthology.
It succeeds in evoking different genres and emotions (unsettling, suspense, spookiness, humour…).
But the result is uneven, some parts being way better than others.
Fully-fledged Rohmeresque lesbian polyamorist story.
Although amateur in some technical elements and acting, its story is so chaotic that it feels real.
The star: the mother of the protagonist.
