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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Deadsight
Horror · 2018
A man with partial blindness and a young pregnant police officer must work together to escape a deadly virus that has spread across Grey County.
Movie details
Deadsight
“You'll never see them coming”
2018 Horror 1h 29m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.1 / 10
Community rating
A man with partial blindness and a young pregnant police officer must work together to escape a deadly virus that has spread across Grey County.
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 Deadsight?
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.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Jesse Thomas Cook
Written by
Liv Collins · Kevin Revie
Liv Collins
Mara Madigan
Adam Seybold
Ben Neilson
Ry Barrett
Gator
Jessica Vano
Sick Woman
Greg Collins
Grunge Zombie
P
Peter Collins
Roadside Zombie / Yard Zombie
J
James Mercier
Ditch Zombie
Court is in session
Put Deadsight 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.