Osgood Perkins films are mostly known for their incredibly striking visuals and often rather heavy themes.
As evidenced by the caliber ofThe Monkeys cast, Perkins also has a keen eye for talent.
As Lily becomes more familiar with the house, she begins to unravel its unsettling and ghostly past.
The film focuses on Ruth Wilsons Lily, a caretaker assigned to aging horror writer Iris.
The books subject, Polly, meanwhile continues to haunt the house as a ghost.
Its a fairly straightforward plot with a lot of room to expand.
Its also Perkins worst-received film, and for good reason.
On the plus side, theres absolutely no denying the films visual beauty.
The film delves into themes of survival and dark magic in a visually eerie setting.
I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House is a horror film directed by Osgood Perkins. The story follows a live-in nurse named Lily (Ruth Wilson), who moves into a haunted house to care for an elderly author suffering from dementia. As Lily becomes more familiar with the house, she begins to unravel its unsettling and ghostly past.
Perkins third film,Gretel & Hansel, is possibly one of his most difficult to assess.
Theres a lot that could be done with this premise.
There are also some issues with the films aesthetic.
As Joan gets closer to the school, Kat is tormented by increasingly horrifying visions.
Although the actors arent as expressive as inGretel & Hansel, this actually works in the movies favor.
And given how the films shifting timeline factors toThe Blackcoats Daughters ending, Emma Roberts performance complements Shipkas perfectly.
The films execution is far from flawless, but its jaw-dropping as a directors first outing.
There will inevitably be comparisons betweenThe MonkeyandFinal Destination, but their themes couldnt be more opposed.
The script maintains wall-to-wall tension better than any of Perkins prior films.
And these moments somehow land even better against Maika Monroes straight-laced performance injecting anxiety into practically every scene.
Perkins also accomplishes some of his best foreshadowing in this movie.
Like every other Perkins film beforeThe Monkey,Longlegsis still very much a slow burn.
Gretel & Hansel is a dark fantasy horror film directed by Oz Perkins. It retells the classic Grimm Brothers' fairytale, focusing on teenage Gretel and her younger brother Hansel, who embark on a perilous journey into a haunted forest. Sophia Lillis stars as Gretel, while Alice Krige plays Holda, a witch who lures the siblings into her sinister home. The film delves into themes of survival and dark magic in a visually eerie setting.
But its story plays out so enticingly in almost every respect that it never actually feels slow.
Its an accomplishment one can only hopeOsgood Perkinswill be able to replicate in his future films.
Girls Kat (Kiernan Shipka) and Rose (Lucy Boynton) are left alone in a Bramford prep boarding school during the winter holidays when their parents mysteriously fail to pick them up. While they experience increasingly strange events at the isolated school, the film shows another story - that of Joan (Emma Roberts), a troubled young woman on the road who, for reasons unknown, needs to get to Bramford as quickly as possible. As Joan gets closer to the school, Kat is tormented by increasingly horrifying visions.
Longlegs is a horror thriller film by writer-director Osgood Perkins. When FBI agent Lee Harker is assigned to a serial killer cold case, their investigation leads them down a rabbit hole riddled with disturbing discoveries and the occult at the center of it all. When the trail of evidence reveals a personal connection, it becomes a race against time to prevent another murder.
