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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Next of Kin
Horror · Mystery · 1982
After Linda inherits a retirement home, she witnesses a series of strange events which seem connected to a dark and unspeakable evil.
Movie details
Next of Kin
“There is something evil in this house.”
1982 Horror · Mystery 1h 29m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.3 / 10
Community rating
After Linda inherits a retirement home, she witnesses a series of strange events which seem connected to a dark and unspeakable evil.
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 Next of Kin?
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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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Tony Williams
Written by
Tony Williams · Michael Heath
Jacki Kerin
Linda
John Jarratt
Barney
Alex Scott
Dr Barton
Gerda Nicolson
Connie
C
Charles McCallum
Lance
B
Bernadette Gibson
Rita / Mrs Ryan
R
Robert Ratti
Kelvin
Court is in session
Put Next of Kin 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.