'Barbarian,' 'Pearl,' and Why It's a Great Moment to Be a Horror Fanatic

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'Barbarian,' 'Pearl,' and Why It's a Great Moment to Be a Horror Fanatic
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You've probably heard that Barbarian is not only a sleeper hit but the best horror movie of 2022.

; just don’t call them “elevated” — when he handed over his gritty, gruesome Tobe Hooper/Wes Craven homage.however, splits the middle between old-school grindhouse and a textbook example of what the company does best in the arthouse horror space. It’s as much of a character study as it as a study in carnage and sharp-object bodily harm, driven both by Goth’s head-spinning performanceits knack for creative head-chopping.

The premise is simple, and could not be any more innocuous or bougie: A father , a mother and their young daughter are vacationing in Tuscany. At the villa they’re staying at, they meet another family of three from the Netherlands. That trio’s patriarch couldn’t be more gregarious; his wife seems equally as friendly and outgoing. Their son, curiously, says nothing — the parents explain he suffers from a birth defect that’s affected his tongue.

Months later, a postcard arrives, reminding the Danes of the open invitation. On a whim, they accept, and are soon driving deep into the forest to stay with their hosts for a long weekend. It all seems gracious and wonderful and warm, this impromptu reunion with vacation friends, until things get a little awkward — maybe it’s, y’know, a few miniscule cultural differences that are causing a bit of unexpected friction. Then things get a little more awkward.

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