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tonight's feature: The Innocents (2021) on Shudder
The Innocents is a disturbing Norwegian film that makes you wonder what kids are really doing when the parents are not around. The movie also features some unfortunate and upsetting animal abuse early on that almost had me turning it off completely. I am glad I didn't though, because The Innocents was shockingly good and maybe the most compelling film I've seen in years.
Almost all of the focus is on a group of children living in the same apartment complex who have latent supernatural powers. What seems like harmless fun at first turns horrifying and deadly. It had shades of Stephen King's "Carrie." Extra bonus points for the severely autistic character being shown in a transformative story arc. You simply don't see that very often in film.
The Innocents was terrifying but also deeply moving, the kind of film that sticks with you for days. 9 pieces of broken glass in your shoe out of 10.
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