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 Cleansing Hour
Horror · 2019
Two entrepreneurs stage elaborate fake exorcisms on social media until one of their girlfriends becomes possessed by a demon.
Movie details
The Cleansing Hour
“The perfect internet hoax just went to hell”
2019 Horror 1h 31m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.3 / 10
Community rating
Two entrepreneurs stage elaborate fake exorcisms on social media until one of their girlfriends becomes possessed by a demon.
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 Cleansing Hour?
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
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A Nightmare on Elm Street
Horror · 1984
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Damien LeVeck
Written by
Aaron Horwitz · Damien LeVeck
Kyle Gallner
Drew
Ryan Guzman
Max
Alix Angelis
Lane
Chris Lew Kum Hoi
Chris
Emma Holzer
Riley
Daniel Hoffmann-Gill
Tommy
Joanna David
Schoolmarm
Court is in session
Put The Cleansing Hour 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.