Can a documentary be scary? This one is and it’s because it delves into
sleep paralysis and crafts representations of the kind of experiences the
interviewees have gone through. My only
complaint is that it gets a bit repetitive but still Rodney Ascher, the
director, does an excellent job of capturing the terror that these many people
face. I won’t go so far as to say the
film gave me nightmares but it did make me feel a bit uncomfortable as I tried
to fall asleep. You can’t ask for much
more than that. B+
My Grading System
A+ = Masterpiece (I hold back on this one.) / A = Great. / A- = Really Good. / B+ = Good. / B = Decent (Serviceable). / B- = Flawed but okay (For those times there's something redeeming about the work). / C+ = Not very good (Skip it). C = Bad. / C- = Awful. / F = Complete Disaster (I hold back on this one too).
Note on Spoilers: I will try to avoid ruining a story by going into too much detail. But if I wish to include some revealing points to my analysis I will try to remember to add a separate spoiler paragraph.
Note on Spoilers: I will try to avoid ruining a story by going into too much detail. But if I wish to include some revealing points to my analysis I will try to remember to add a separate spoiler paragraph.
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