Yay Netflix!
You know the stereotype of women not being funny? Well here's a film challenging women to make horror. This is four short stories all written and directed by women "from a woman's point of view". Whatever the hell that means.
The Box - This one was interesting. A boy peers inside a gift box and something happens. Is this horror? Nothing shocking or frightening happens, but there's a creepy tone. Weird acting or directoral decisions involving the mom. Was the box the fucked up thing or the mom? Not a bad short.
The Birthday Party - Melanie Lynskey is really good, but the point of this one, as a horror, slipped by me. This must have been about a mother trying to protect her daughter's emotions, but I'd call this a dark comedy. There isn't a single bit of horror involved.
Don't Fall - An actual horror! Four hippies go hiking and stumble upon some Native American curse or whatever. Very paint by the numbers, but great FX.
Her Only Living Son - A kid that looks a lot like a young Heath Ledger is turning 18. However, something is odd about him. They don't really hide the twist here and that hurts the film. Instead of waiting for the twist, you instead are just waiting for the end. Good acting, but could have been better.
If you want to watch a horror, but your wife doesn't love them, this has an obvious gimmick that you could use to get her to watch it. Is it worth watching? Maybe? Depends on how much you enjoy horror and/or short films. None of them are great, but none completely fail as a short. Although, "The Birthday Party" fails as a horror.
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“Every record been destroyed or falsified, books rewritten, pictures repainted, statues, street building renamed, every date altered. The process is continuing day by day. History stops. Nothing exists except endless present in which the Party is right.”