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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The Limehouse Golem
Horror · Mystery · Thriller · 2016
A series of murders has shaken the community to the point where people believe that only a legendary creature from dark times – the mythical Golem – must be responsible.
Movie details
The Limehouse Golem
“Before the ripper, fear had another name.”
2016 Horror · Mystery · Thriller 1h 49m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.2 / 10
Community rating
A series of murders has shaken the community to the point where people believe that only a legendary creature from dark times – the mythical Golem – must be responsible.
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 The Limehouse Golem?
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.
Taste neighbourhood
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The Infernal Machine
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Fright
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Juan Carlos Medina
Written by
Jane Goldman
Bill Nighy
John Kildare
Olivia Cooke
Lizzie Cree
Douglas Booth
Dan Leno
Daniel Mays
George Flood
Sam Reid
John Cree
María Valverde
Aveline Ortega
Eddie Marsan
Uncle Tommy Farr
Court is in session
Put The Limehouse Golem 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.