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Guillermo del Toro’s creative freedom to be as artistically indulgent as he wants becomes a double-edged sword in this case.
Summing up the movie’s “no duh” declarations: Violence as entertainment is bad. Exploitation is bad. Fanaticism is bad. “Him” is also bad.
“Strange Harvest” echoes “The Poughkeepsie Tapes” in a manner that’s able to maintain its own originality despite the déjà vu.
Engaging as allegory, and entertaining as a carnival-like freak show, “Together” is a full-bodied horror experience.
“House on Eden” is what you get when a horror film is treated as a conduit for content rather than a medium for cinematic storytelling.
Guillermo del Toro’s creative freedom to be as artistically indulgent as he wants becomes a double-edged sword in this case.