Something In The Dirt, 2022 (A)
Latest by Benson and Moorhead. Least horrory of them, but thought it worth mentioning here.
The plot centers about these two guys who meet by happenstance in an apartment in LA. There, a shiny rock grabs their attention and leads them both down a rabbit hole of esoteric theorizing and some conspiracy-theorizing. But the fun, light sort of conspiracies, about patterns, and all.
The movie is snappy and sharp and has light touches of it being a documentary, but that framing doesn't occupy a terribly large portion of the movie. Are the guys on to something? Are they cracked? Are they making it up for attention? That much is never made clear. It has only the lightest touch of horror, focusing more on the two characters and what they find and interpret.
Maybe most notably it's very not-Lovecraftian, which is unusual for them. It's on the lighter side as well, with a measured amount of comedy that doesn't overshadow the rest of the effort. All in all, I'm comfortable saying it's their best movie yet.
Latest by Benson and Moorhead. Least horrory of them, but thought it worth mentioning here.
The plot centers about these two guys who meet by happenstance in an apartment in LA. There, a shiny rock grabs their attention and leads them both down a rabbit hole of esoteric theorizing and some conspiracy-theorizing. But the fun, light sort of conspiracies, about patterns, and all.
The movie is snappy and sharp and has light touches of it being a documentary, but that framing doesn't occupy a terribly large portion of the movie. Are the guys on to something? Are they cracked? Are they making it up for attention? That much is never made clear. It has only the lightest touch of horror, focusing more on the two characters and what they find and interpret.
Maybe most notably it's very not-Lovecraftian, which is unusual for them. It's on the lighter side as well, with a measured amount of comedy that doesn't overshadow the rest of the effort. All in all, I'm comfortable saying it's their best movie yet.