A Review of 'Insidious', Reconstructed from Text Messages I Sent to an Actual Professional Film Critic

by Jenn Frank

Sunday April 3, 2011

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Film friend: INNNNNNSIDDDDDDIOOOOUSSSSZZZZZZ

Me: IS NOT A VERY GOOD MOVIE FOR CATHOLIC NARCOLEPTICS TO WATCH

Film friend: TEH FURTHUR

Me: PLEASE QUIT YOUR MOCKING I am scared of devils and old ladies and repetitive doll-like movements and the lights not coming on OK

Film friend: It turns into mad shit but they are sincere

Me: I am pretty into the uncanny duplicate simulacra mirror hypnagogia thing but never would’ve insisted on going to see it if I had only known :(

Me: & obvs nobody should be castigated for utterly committing to his Twilight Zone Carnival of Souls dry ice vision of liminality, however goofy

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Throw a tantrum

  1. Wait…you mean to tell me I saw and reviewed 3 movies last weekend that didn’t have the lady landlord from Kingpin? Damn…I f**kin’ suck

    Isaiah · Apr 5, 11:12 PM · #

  2. Lin Shaye is easily 100 reasons to go see Insidious.

    Jenn · Apr 6, 11:00 PM · #