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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Killer Toon
Horror · Thriller · 2013
A web-comic artist finds that a series of murders are occurring that have a disturbing resemblance to the images in her work.
Movie details
Killer Toon
“Spirits Never Forget.”
2013 Horror · Thriller 1h 44m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.7 / 10
Community rating
A web-comic artist finds that a series of murders are occurring that have a disturbing resemblance to the images in her work.
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 Killer Toon?
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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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Kim Yong-gyun
Written by
Lee Sang-hak · Cho Sun-ho
Lee Si-young
Ji-yoon
Uhm Ki-joon
Detective Lee Ki-cheol
Hyun Woo
Kim Young-soo
Kwon Hae-hyo
Jo Sun-gi
Kim Do-young
Seo Mi-sook
Kim So-hyun
Young Mi-sook
Mun Ka-young
Jo Seo-hyun
Court is in session
Put Killer Toon 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.