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tonight's feature: Watcher (2022) on Shudder
Watcher (not to be confused with the Netflix series "The Watcher" or "The Witcher") is the slow burn-iest of slow burn horror, with a supremely satisfying last five minutes. If you're the kind of horror fan who can't wait for your horror to get real, you might want to pass on this one. Watcher is more of a tension building exercise than a traditional slasher movie.
Julia and Francis move from America to Bucharest, Romania. Francis speaks Romanian and he's got a new job keeping him busy. Julia is bored and can't speak Romanian, leaving her frustrated in the new city. She discovers a weirdo constantly staring at her from his window across the street. Pretty soon she's being followed and starts getting more and more paranoid since there's a weird serial killer in the neighborhood chopping off women's heads.
While it's probably not for everyone, it felt pretty effective by the time the ending rolled around. If they hadn't nailed it, I'd be giving it a big thumbs down, but instead I'd say Watcher is a solid 7 weird guys always watching you out of 10.
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