Quartile rating: 5.5/10 · 1 rating
A young nurse takes care of an elderly author who lives in a haunted house.
Osgood Perkins's slow-burn art-horror is genuinely singular in voice — its dreamy, hypnotic narration and glacial pacing deliberately resist conventional genre mechanics. Cinematography is immaculate, all pale negative space and suffocating stillness. The premise and atmosphere are unmistakably one-of-a-kind. However, the plot is essentially non-existent by design, which alienates most viewers and earns its divisive reputation; little of consequence happens narratively. The ending dissolves into ambiguity without payoff, frustrating rather than resonating. Acting is measured and deliberate, suiting the tone but leaving little room for range.