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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Presencias
Horror · 2022
A man returns to his father's cabin where he spent a good part of his childhood and where his younger sister drowned.
Movie details
Presencias
2022 Horror 2h 0m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.7 / 10
Community rating
A man returns to his father's cabin where he spent a good part of his childhood and where his younger sister drowned.
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 Presencias?
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.
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Bunnyman Vengeance
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Luis Mandoki
Written by
Olivia Bond
Alberto Ammann
Víctor
Yalitza Aparicio
Paulina
Josué Maychi
Cast
L
Leo Danse Alos
Almita
A
Ariel Bonilla
Doctor Juan Esquivel
A
Analy Castro
Policewoman
Cher Constantine
Dra. Dávila
Court is in session
Put Presencias 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.