Hypnotic. 🥁

Great outfits, stunning colours and some intricately put together production design are accompanied by great performances. All the while  mystery almost unfolds in front of you.

Hypnotic. 🥁

Great outfits, stunning colours and some intricately put together production design are accompanied by great performances. All the while  mystery almost unfolds in front of you.

Criterion Collection | Art-House Horror #9

This movie slowly lulled me into a hypnotic state over its runtime. the film’s opening scenes offered me a false sense of security, making me believe I was viewing a simple murder mystery film. By the film’s climax, I was just as lost, confused, and disoriented as the film’s protagonist. The ending felt jarring, almost like I was being ripped from the trance-like state the film had placed me in.

Criterion Collection | Art-House Horror #9

This movie slowly lulled me into a hypnotic state over its runtime. the film’s opening scenes offered me a false sense of security, making me believe I was viewing a simple murder mystery film. By the film’s climax, I was just as lost, confused, and disoriented as the film’s protagonist. The ending felt jarring, almost like I was being ripped from the trance-like state the film had placed me in.

Most people have a comfort film. This is my discomfort film.

Most people have a comfort film. This is my discomfort film.

fuck anyone who says that this has a plot. don't pmo with your pretentious movies ever again.

fuck anyone who says that this has a plot. don't pmo with your pretentious movies ever again.

I am sitting in front of my screen, just shaking my head because of how ridiculously good this is.
Psychological horror has never been as good as it is in Cure. Koji Yakusho is so perfect for this character, he's such a terrific actor man. Seeing Takabe slowly lose his mind while falling into a hypnosis or even psychosis is pretty frightening.

Do we really have all of this deep inside of us, and it just needs to be brought out, break free?

Every shot in this is masterful, reminds me a lot of Memories of Murder. Two such perfectly and maturely directed films. Very inspiring to say the least.

Cant wait to rewatch, there's a lot to unpack here.

Japanuary 2026

I am sitting in front of my screen, just shaking my head because of how ridiculously good this is.
Psychological horror has never been as good as it is in Cure. Koji Yakusho is so perfect for this character, he's such a terrific actor man. Seeing Takabe slowly lose his mind while falling into a hypnosis or even psychosis is pretty frightening.

Do we really have all of this deep inside of us, and it just needs to be brought out, break free?

Every shot in this is masterful, reminds me a lot of Memories of Murder. Two such perfectly and maturely directed films. Very inspiring to say the least.

Cant wait to rewatch, there's a lot to unpack here.

Japanuary 2026