These films all have strong, visual stories and thoughtful storytelling and ideas. They are about something.
In Obsession, an emotionally stunted young man treated by psych meds turns out to be practicing how to tell a young woman he works with that he has feelings for her.
Later, she even invites him to tell her how he feels, but he can’t.
In a curio shop, he finds the One Wish Willow and asks that his friend be in love with him. His wish is granted.
The first few days are glorious, but then she creates a shrine with the body of his recently dead cat that passed from an overdose of his spilled psych meds.
The film slowly develops what it’s like for the young man to be with someone who is obsessed with him.
Until the ending, when he understands he can only escape her obsession through his death or hers.
The utter horror of the film is when his death frees her of her obsession and she wakes to find herself in a bloodbath of dead friends, and she remembers what happened.
I felt for her in that moment, the horror, just as I was asked to feel something for the characters in Companion, Good Dog, and Broken Bird.
I’m looking forward to the Mandalorian and Grogu, and Spielberg’s ufo film and all the money that special effects can buy, but I’m seeing more powerful storytelling in these lower budget films.
I know horror isn’t for everyone, but these directors are gifted storytellers.
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The Sheep Detectives
Equal parts funny, heart warming, and a relaxing night at the movies. When a shepherd with a flock is murdered, the flock, who speak when people aren't around, work together to help a local policemen figure out the murderer.
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