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“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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V/H/S/Beyond
Horror · Science Fiction · Thriller · 2024
The infinite playground of forbidden worlds and dangerous lifeforms offered by the sci-fi horror genre will lead to the biggest, maddest, bloodiest V/H/S ever.
Movie details
V/H/S/Beyond
“No safe space.”
2024 Horror · Science Fiction · Thriller 1h 54m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.6 / 10
Community rating
The infinite playground of forbidden worlds and dangerous lifeforms offered by the sci-fi horror genre will lead to the biggest, maddest, bloodiest V/H/S ever.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over V/H/S/Beyond?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Extinction
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Containment
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V/H/S/2
Horror · 2013
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The Bay
Horror · 2012
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V/H/S/94
Horror · 2021
After the discovery of a mysterious VHS tape, a brutish police SWAT team launches a high-intensity raid on a remote warehouse, only to discover a sinister cult compound whose collection of pre-recorded material uncovers a nightmarish conspiracy.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Jordan Downey · Justin Long · Christian Long
Written by
Justin Long · Mike Flanagan · Justin Martinez · Christian Long
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Brian Baker
Self (segment "Abduction/Adduction")
Trevor Dow
Self (segment "Abduction/Adduction")
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Gerry Eng
Reed Farrington (segment "Abduction/Adduction")
Sam Gorski
Self (segment "Abduction/Adduction")
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Mitch Horowitz
Self (segment "Abduction/Adduction")
Niko Pueringer
Self (segment "Abduction/Adduction")
Wren Weichman
Self (segment "Abduction/Adduction")
Court is in session
Put V/H/S/Beyond on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.