What Josiah Saw
- 2021
- 2h
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
4.9K
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A family with buried secrets reunite at a farmhouse after two decades to pay for their past sins.A family with buried secrets reunite at a farmhouse after two decades to pay for their past sins.A family with buried secrets reunite at a farmhouse after two decades to pay for their past sins.
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This movie is probably one of Shudder's better film productions. Some aspects in this movie make you cringe (without spoiling), like a lot of incest related issues. That's not all though. The whole family was bats**it crazy.
The entire family that lived on that farm has a horrible thing(s) that they've done and as the movie plays out, you get to know more and more.
I really liked how this film presented both the past and current lives of the siblings. It made you actually care about what is going on. It only shows glimpses of the past for each sibling when their introduced. I think this is because... well, they're traumatized. You see little bits of messed up images until it all comes together in the end.
I think they did an awesome job on the movie. It had great dialogue and the cinematography was pretty damn well done. The camera shootings were great. It was an actual good folk horror story, with an ACTUAL good story.
Definitely worth a watch. I would recommend it if you like logic and realism in your horror views.
The entire family that lived on that farm has a horrible thing(s) that they've done and as the movie plays out, you get to know more and more.
I really liked how this film presented both the past and current lives of the siblings. It made you actually care about what is going on. It only shows glimpses of the past for each sibling when their introduced. I think this is because... well, they're traumatized. You see little bits of messed up images until it all comes together in the end.
I think they did an awesome job on the movie. It had great dialogue and the cinematography was pretty damn well done. The camera shootings were great. It was an actual good folk horror story, with an ACTUAL good story.
Definitely worth a watch. I would recommend it if you like logic and realism in your horror views.
Wow, what did I just watch? It's really hard to explain what's going on until the last few minutes, and even then you still feel like you don't really get the whole story. This movie is about sin and what to do to "make things right". However, there is a long way to the resolution with many loose ends to tie up, which eventually happens. So please be patient as this is a slow burner for sure.
The acting is top notch. Haven't seen such a good performance in a long time. Robert Patrick, Nick Stahl, Scott Haze and Kelli Garner do a fantastic job of making everything as unsettling as possible.
This is a dark strange unsettling masterpiece that deserves a much higher rating!
The acting is top notch. Haven't seen such a good performance in a long time. Robert Patrick, Nick Stahl, Scott Haze and Kelli Garner do a fantastic job of making everything as unsettling as possible.
This is a dark strange unsettling masterpiece that deserves a much higher rating!
This movie was twisted. Hard to watch and hard to stop watching. Without revealing any spoilers; this film visits some disturbing life potentials that most of us aren't exposed to but , unfortunately, we have known people who are. The dynamics across father, son, siblings....in a whacked out environment. Not really a horror film. More of a psychological thriller / drama.
Don't Really know how I feel after watching this. I think it's better than average. But, this is a strange flick. If you decide to watch it, allow yourself extra time to watch something else afterwards as I don't think you want to go to sleep thinking about this one. It's just weird.
Don't Really know how I feel after watching this. I think it's better than average. But, this is a strange flick. If you decide to watch it, allow yourself extra time to watch something else afterwards as I don't think you want to go to sleep thinking about this one. It's just weird.
A savage slice of southern gothic is an expertly concocted slow-burn, brimming with unease and dread.
It's true that the film is more noir like drama than straight up horror, which sadly means that the jumpscare crowd will probably downvote it excessively. I truly can't comprehend how horrorfans don't seem more open to embrace the various subgenres the films of fright has to offer - jumpscares, gore, slow-burn or whatever - as long as the product is competently made, what's the difference. Try reading a few reviews first to get a feel for the material and maybe you won't feel so cheated.
Grim, bleak and utterly captivating, topped off by a pitchblack ending.
Hell I loved this film.
It's true that the film is more noir like drama than straight up horror, which sadly means that the jumpscare crowd will probably downvote it excessively. I truly can't comprehend how horrorfans don't seem more open to embrace the various subgenres the films of fright has to offer - jumpscares, gore, slow-burn or whatever - as long as the product is competently made, what's the difference. Try reading a few reviews first to get a feel for the material and maybe you won't feel so cheated.
Grim, bleak and utterly captivating, topped off by a pitchblack ending.
Hell I loved this film.
First up, I know this movie won't be to everyone's taste. It is a real slow burn, and the movie is a Drama/Thriller rather than horror.
Having said that, the acting is bordering on faultless for the four main characters, and the writing is top notch.
It is split into four parts, the first three following the three children, then the last part is the reunion. I don't think I'm giving away a plot point here, but the mother commits suicide and the family fractures. The father dominates one of his sons, but the other two move away.
It's hard to say too much else without giving away any anything, but. Despite its early disparity, it all comes together at the end. Sort of.
Having said that, the acting is bordering on faultless for the four main characters, and the writing is top notch.
It is split into four parts, the first three following the three children, then the last part is the reunion. I don't think I'm giving away a plot point here, but the mother commits suicide and the family fractures. The father dominates one of his sons, but the other two move away.
It's hard to say too much else without giving away any anything, but. Despite its early disparity, it all comes together at the end. Sort of.
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- TriviaRobert Patrick and Nick Stahl both appeared in The Terminator franchise.
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- Gross worldwide
- $47,538
- Runtime2 hours
- Color
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- 2.39:1
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