The defence The Big-Idea Head
“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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Flesh & Blood
Horror · Thriller · TV Movie · 2018
Kimberly, a teenager suffering from agoraphobia, has not left the house since her mother's unsolved murder. On the eve of Thanksgiving, she begins to suspect that the safe harbor of home and her doting father may be a dangerous mirage.
Movie details
Flesh & Blood
“This Thanksgiving, carve out some family time.”
2018 Horror · Thriller · TV Movie 1h 33m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.9 / 10
Community rating
Kimberly, a teenager suffering from agoraphobia, has not left the house since her mother's unsolved murder. On the eve of Thanksgiving, she begins to suspect that the safe harbor of home and her doting father may be a dangerous mirage.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
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The archetype split
Who fights over Flesh & Blood?
For the defence
The Big-Idea Head
“You watch with your brain, not your gut.”
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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Cast & crew
Directed by
Patrick Lussier
Written by
Louis Ackerman
Diana Silvers
Kimberly Tooms
Dermot Mulroney
Henry Tooms
Tembi Locke
Dr. Helen Saunders
Meredith Salenger
Rose Tooms
Lavetta Cannon
Officer Foster
Heidi Sulzman
Officer Banks
Krystin Goodwin
Newscaster / Radio Show Host
Court is in session
Put Flesh & Blood 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.