The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“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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Saint Catherine
Horror · 2024
An orphaned girl is rescued from a satanic ritual and taken to Saint Catherine Institute for homeless youth. There she will learn new skills while facing demons that stalk her.
Movie details
Saint Catherine
2024 Horror 1h 26m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.4 / 10
Community rating
An orphaned girl is rescued from a satanic ritual and taken to Saint Catherine Institute for homeless youth. There she will learn new skills while facing demons that stalk her.
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 Saint Catherine?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
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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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Gonzalo Mellid · Michael Escobedo · Juan de Dios Garduño
Written by
Gonzalo Mellid
R
Raymond E. Lee
Detective Mills
P
Pachi Lucas
Sister Elizabeth
J
Julia Kraiselburd
Mother Superior Susan
E
Emilia Mayo
Assisting Sister
Adriana Torrebejano
Ella
V
Valentina Mas
Ellie
G
Greta Emma
Assisting Sister
Court is in session
Put Saint Catherine on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Sentimental Softie
“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.