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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Sinister 2
Horror · 2015
A young mother and her twin sons move into a rural house that's marked for death.
Movie details
Sinister 2
“Some things you can't unsee.”
2015 Horror 1h 37m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
5.9 / 10
Community rating
A young mother and her twin sons move into a rural house that's marked for death.
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 Sinister 2?
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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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Ciarán Foy
Written by
Scott Derrickson · C. Robert Cargill
James Ransone
Ex-Deputy So & So
Shannyn Sossamon
Courtney Collins
R
Robert Daniel Sloan
Dylan Collins
D
Dartanian Sloan
Zach Collins
Tate Ellington
Dr. Stomberg
Lea Coco
Clint Collins
John Beasley
Father Rodriguez
Court is in session
Put Sinister 2 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.