The Lodge

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As you probably know by now, I'm a huge horror fan. An outstanding horror movie is almost always one of the best films of the year for me. I find it frustrating that so many people don't value this genre as much as the others, especially since the general public usually tends to like the more generic narratives, filled with predictable jump scares, and dull stories. Nothing against that, obviously, anyone can like whatever they want! However, when comparing with other genres, horror feels like an outsider, only truly followed by a specific group of people, even though it's been admittedly growing in the last few years.

I didn't expect muc...

'The Lodge' wants so badly to be considered a highbrow horror film, but it forgets completely to try and be compelling, riding on flimsy attempts at a creepy tone and calling it a day.

• Ashley Teresa

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The Lodge is a 2019 movie directed by the same duo that made the most excellent German language film Goodnight Mommy which rates as one of my favourite movies of recent years. So how do they go with this English language horror thriller? Well first of all, lets hear what The Lodge is about:

When a father is forced to abruptly depart for work, he leaves his children at their holiday home in the care of his new girlfriend, Grace. Isolated and alone, a blizzard traps them inside the lodge as terrifying events summon specters from Grace's dark past.

This movie suuuuuuuuucks. It drags, it's boring, and the ultimate explanation of everything relied on suc...

A slow burn that doesn't feel like it goes anywhere. I don't want to mock something that a lot of people put their honest effort into, but the movie thinks it's more clever than it actually is. That said, Riley Keough is great in everything, and this is no exception.