).I love it when horror films are so good that they become real cinema, classics to return to from time to time. 2 recent examples starring the great Maika Monroe:
IT FOLLOWS: The plot is unusually nuanced and thought-provoking. Adolescent sexual longing becomes a metaphor for vulnerability and extreme consequences of opening one’s self up to chance. This was her first film--astounding performance
LONGLEGS: A more overtly horrifying film, but also very atmospheric, menacing and touching the viewer’s subconscious mind. Maika is older and even better, another astonishing performance. The part played by Nicholas Cage is simply beyond belief. I doubt this very strange, surreal actor was ever better used in a film than here.
And a third that starred Scarlett Johansson (so good as a teen actor in THE MAIN WHO WASN'T THERE -- UNDER THE SKIN. This film truly got under my skin and never fully left my mind. I've never seen anything like it. The soundtrack is just as unnerving and brilliant as the film itself.