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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Slither
Horror · Science Fiction · Comedy · 2006
A small town is taken over by an alien plague, turning residents into zombies and all forms of mutant monsters.
Movie details
Slither
“Horror has a new face.”
2006 Horror · Science Fiction · Comedy 1h 36m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.5 / 10
Community rating
A small town is taken over by an alien plague, turning residents into zombies and all forms of mutant monsters.
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 Slither?
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.
TMDB supplies the candidates. CriticWise reorders them by craft, strangeness, prestige, emotion, and pace.
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PG: Psycho Goreman
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The Kindred
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The Brood
Horror · 1979
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Cast & crew
Directed by
James Gunn
Written by
James Gunn
Nathan Fillion
Bill Pardy
Michael Rooker
Grant Grant
Elizabeth Banks
Starla Grant
Gregg Henry
Jack MacReady
Tania Saulnier
Kylie Strutemyer
Don Thompson
Wally
Brenda James
Brenda Gutierrez
Court is in session
Put Slither 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.