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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Oculus
Horror · 2014
A woman tries to exonerate her brother's murder conviction by proving that the crime was committed by a supernatural phenomenon.
Movie details
Oculus
“You see what it wants you to see.”
2014 Horror 1h 44m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.5 / 10
Community rating
A woman tries to exonerate her brother's murder conviction by proving that the crime was committed by a supernatural phenomenon.
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 Oculus?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
Nearby on the taste map.
TMDB supplies the candidates. CriticWise reorders them by craft, strangeness, prestige, emotion, and pace.
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A boy and his stepmother fear for their safety after an eerie creature resembling the boy's recently deceased father visits them.
Eli
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A boy named Eli with a rare autoimmune disorder is confined to a special experimental clinic for his treatment. He soon begins experiencing supernatural forces, turning the supposedly safe facility into a haunted prison for him and his fellow patients.
Paranormal Activity 3
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In 1988, young sisters Katie and Kristi befriend an invisible entity who resides in their home.
The Conjuring: Last Rites
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Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren take on one last terrifying case involving mysterious entities they must confront.
Don't Look at the Demon
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A spiritual medium leads a paranormal investigative TV crew to a haunted home only to discover that the evil spirit she’s facing holds the key to her troubled past.
Paranormal Activity
Horror · 2007
After a young, middle-class couple moves into what seems like a typical suburban house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be demonic but is certainly the most active in the middle of the night.
The Wretched
Horror · 2019
A rebellious teenage boy, struggling with his parents' imminent divorce, encounters a terrifying evil after his next-door neighbor becomes possessed by an ancient witch that feasts on children.
Oddity
Horror · 2024
After the brutal murder of her twin sister, Darcy goes after those responsible by using haunted items as her tools for revenge.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Mike Flanagan
Written by
Mike Flanagan · Jeff Howard
Karen Gillan
Kaylie Russell
Brenton Thwaites
Tim Russell
Katee Sackhoff
Marie Russell
Rory Cochrane
Alan Russell
Annalise Basso
Young Kaylie
Garrett Ryan
Young Tim
James Lafferty
Michael Dumont
Court is in session
Put Oculus on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Prestige Tourist
“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.