NEW EXPERIMENTAL HORROR Enys Men (2022) Review Spoiler Free
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Personally I've always felt films like this work better as a short films rather then feature length. Other wise I find no matter how good the directing and cinematography are to watch (which this film is stunning) you're just left with quite literally watching the same thing over and over and over again.
SKINAMARINK definitely worked better as the nearly-identicle short film HECK.
Agreed. I feel this movie could've been 30 minutes if it wanted to stay a mystery and not explain much, but 90 minutes of unexplained stuff can get a bit tiring. Still liked it though
@scriptmönkey Heck was amazing. Skinamarink was still good but I did hit the ol' forward button a few times 😂
Yes I agree most experimental horror films s like this need to be less than an hour to really hook me.
The trailer for this made it look at least a little more fast-paced. It was giving big Wicker Man vibes. I hyped my friend up on it and we went to go see it. Then the credits rolled and we looked at each other like we had waited the whole movie for the movie to start. It was only us and one other guy in the theater, he was sitting a few rows behind us. he began softly snoring about 30 minutes in, then sneezed really loud, which was the scariest part of the experience, then fell back asleep. it was a good time overall, but not necessarily because of the movie hahaha i’m loving the experimental horror right now though and i’m happy i tried it out! thank you for always putting interesting finds on my watchlist! you’re the best!! ❤
Wow what an experience… the sneeze sounds like a legit jump scare 🙈😅 thanks for sharing ❤️
You made my night! hahaha
I actually liked this movie quite a bit. I think the more I think about it I can visualize in my head all the different time loops that are happening and where they lead (similarly to The Outwaters), and in terms of mood it almost felt like a mix of Alan garner and Robert Aickman's weirdest stuff. I also found the way it captured the quiet introspective moments people can and do have with nature mirrored my own experiences with it. Also the sound design was incredible (especially seeing it in the theatre).
Loved Skinamarink, didn’t love Enys Men, although I adooored the way it was shot. Now I want to see new movies being made with that throwback 70s look/sound.
Thanks for taking the hit for us on this Emma! I’m def more Mandy and neon demon with my slow burns compared to a “worlds fair” so I think you saved me on this one!
This! Neon demon so underrated💅🏻 👁 👩🍳
@@Squeakiopeepio 💯💯💯 the last like ten min 🤘🤘
I love In a glass cage, 1986 (tras el cristal) in spanish. Valerie and her week of wonders 1970, great and surreal... Thanks for your review.
Valerie and her week of wonders feels like a love letter to incest 😑
I’m loving all of the experimental horror coming out, thanks again for your thoughtful review! Doesn’t look like this one will be worth it for me. Before you said it I was already picturing it playing in an art installation background lol.
Some of my favorite experimental filmmakers are Kenneth Anger and Maya Deren ❤
Watched this just last night, and I really liked it. That oh so slow build that you don't realise is happening, until you suddenly notice how tense your muscles are and how fast and shallow your breathing is. And it's such a love letter to the land and sea around Cornwall. Or maybe a mix of love and wary respect, given how they both give and take life with equal abandon. And how you can treat the film as an intellectual puzzle, finding order in the non-linear progressions, or as a purely emotional experience.
I’ve just watched this film having returned from a holiday in Cornwall a few days ago. I actually visited the merry maidens stone circle while I was there and there really is something creepy about that piper stone. I only managed to catch a glimpse of it over a hedge as I drove by but it looked incredibly imposing. Something about it made it seem much bigger than it actually was. It’s hard to describe. Also I visited another called Boscawen not far away. I approached it from the farm footpath but when I turned the corner there was a dog just sat there with no owner and it just started barking at me. There was no one else around. I was shit scared lol I had to turn round!
I appreciate experimental horror in small doses; definitely something one really has to be in the mood for 😅
Can't wait to check this one out! First time I'm even hearing about it! Thanks, Emma 😄
Saw this at MIFF last year. Really enjoyed it. With films like this, I'm pretty happy to let them take me where they will and this one clearly declares that it is not going to be a conventional horror which allowed me to relax and see how it would go. I loved the 70s BBC sci-horror look to it and thought of it as though it was what actually living in one of those settings would be like. Also, love Skinamarink but would not call either experimental as they are offered as complete statements rather than tryouts (perhaps I'm taking "experimental" too literally, though). Still, an even-handed response to something that will probably divide horror fans. Mark Jenkin who directed Enys Men is a DIY filmmaker whose non-horror debut Bait is to be recommended. I love how different and bold this follow up was. One last thing; there's an interview between the makers of this an Skinamarink on TH-cam which is worth a look.
Thanks! Appreciate your recommendations
I saw this at a horror film festival last year, and I agree with you. I was sitting there just waiting for the daily routine to have some sort of interruption or event that would lead me down a road of intrigue as to what's happening. But the more it went on, the more I started fighting sleep. I ultimately left pretty close to the end because I just couldn't take the lack of anything interesting happening. But it definitely gets points for nailing the 70s look of the film and the gorgeous cinematography.
Yeah the visuals are all we have I guess. Spoiler
It seemed pretty obvious to me what was happening on the island with all the paranormal events and the ghosts of the islands past, also the character dealing with her own grief. But I figured that out in the first hour and I was waiting for some kind of poetic reveal but it never came
This is one of those films that relies on its atmosphere and beautifully artistic technicalities, with nothing else to really offer unless you choose "to seek something out of it."
Kinda reminds me of that episode in Del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities, the one with the birds.
Omg you’re right!!!!!
I thought the same thing!
I LOVED THIS MOVIE! Thank you so much for reviewing it!
Sweet 😊
Interesting. I watched it like a week or two ago and maybe I was still high from Skinamarink and The Outwaters that I went into Enys Men with that kind of expectation. And I agree it's absolutely gorgeous, shot on a handcranked camera on actual film. I feel like the book was my one thing to hold onto in here, and now to hear that it was a throwaway prop is terrible! I think I will probably revisit it sometime, when I'm in a mood for it. Two other experimental films that I enjoyed were The Last and First Men, which is another very artsy piece with Tilda Swinton narrating a Swedish sci-fi novella from the 30s with some weird Soviet era architecture in black and white. I saw that one while I was half-asleep and it was beautiful. On a very different side of experimental I would shout out A Wounded Fawn, which I really loved. This one has a similar 70's look, being shot on Kodak film, but interweaves in ancient Greek drama as part of the plot. So interesting.
I honestly felt trolled watching this movie. Also…a rolling stone gathers no moss
I liked your full and considered review. I personally loved the film. I've been a long-term horror fan and although it's hard to say this is a horror i found it unsettling, which IMO is one of the hardest emotions to capture and has a lasting effect. I understand what you mean by either leaving things a mystery or obvious, but i personally think people will view this film and its meaning differently. It is clearly about loneliness and isolation, but how much of what she experiences are dreams and imagery based on actual events or purely a product of her isolation? Is she haunted by guilt and if so, for what? I don't want to give anything away, but i recommend it.
Thanks for the review, Emma. Despite the low score, I may still check out the film, just because I like the setting and time period. I will know what to expect (or what not to expect) in the film's opening half.
It's hard for me to fully understand what is considered an "experimental film", but I guess there are certain films I love that are not typical in their plot. I've always thought of "The Blair Witch Project" as experimental, at least when it came out. Other favorites of mine are "Footprints On The Moon" (1975) and "Lost Things" (2003).
I just watched the trailer and I can tell I'll like it just by looking at it. That 70's feel is my favorite!!!
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My favorite experimental director is Kenneth Anger I love all of his movies but my favorite is Lucifer Rising. Good review and cool video Emma!👉😃👈
Spot on review, very similar to my experience.
Keen to see this, I grew up in Cornwall in the 1970s so it has a special resonance for me. The director has made a number of films about Cornwall, and i miss the place a lot. It has a special atmosphere and a lot of mythology. I missed this film at the cinema in the UK so will catch up on digital. I suspect it will work better for me that way in any case, though I get that this film won't work for everyone. I enjoyed Skinamarink (is that the right word?) but didn't enjoy Worlds Fair. This one, on the other hand, has a real sense of nostalgia for me (I hope)
Interesting Netflix is 18 dollars now crazy😊
I think you’ll love it! Some people seem to. My family is from Cornwall btw, so I did have personal stakes. I wanted to like it
I just watched The Shadowed Mind on Tubi the other night. It's an erotic horror slasher. Very atmospheric. Very weird. Very vibey. It looks and feels very experimental. I liked it a lot.
Rabbits by David Lynch was an interesting experimental short(40 min). There are three humans dressed as rabbits in a 50's sitcom type setting. To me it seemed to depict how animals(rabbits or humans) get along in their daily routine despite constant, impending danger nearby.
As for Enys Men I think I'll pass. Thanks for the review.
He’s done so many interesting shorts
I also saw this at MIFF last year. As I’ve said before, not for me 😆 but watching it I knew immediately some folks I should recommend it to that would love it.
Hey Emma. Do u think u can ever review the Lost series or seasons? And I was wondering if you’ve ever seen it/what did u think of it
There's a spanish film called Arrebato (Rapture) 1979. Very experimental but interesting. Very much a product of it's time tho.
Enys Men was great in my personal opinion! Absolutely loved it when I saw it in Cinema in Cornwall. Fun fact: Mark Jenkin is an associate lecturer at the Film School I attend.
Oh that’s fantastic I’m glad you enjoyed it. My family is actually from there!
@@spookyastronauts my sister in law is from the castle there, St Michaels Mount…it’s her families castle…my brother met her surfing in Costa Rica and they have been married over a decade now
2023 has been the year for experimental horror films for sure
Full on 10 for me. Fascinating from beginning to end and the scene with the priest made me well up. I thought it was really powerful, not so much about looking for clues as to what is "really" happening but allowing the images to tell a story. I liked Skinamarink too, but I didn't think this was at all similar.
Glad you enjoyed it so much!
It actually felt like a film that was written in three days!!!
I really loved this one - I don't know if you saw it in a cinema or not but I think I'd have turned off watching at home but in the cinema it was really transformative and bizarre
Ive seen the trailer some 3 times in the movie theatre, and it scared the shit out of me every time
This sounded kinda cool, and then.... it didn't. Lol.
Possum was a very good experimental horror. Skinamarink just rubbed me the wrong way. I felt ripped off after watching that one.
Attention filmmakers, you could learn something from Planes Trains and Automobiles:
You know... you know when you're telling these little stories? Here's a good idea: have a point. It makes it so much more interesting for the listener!
There’s some lichen and a nice slug. That’s about it.
The visuals reminds me of one of my dreams after being dry from Kush on the fifth night.
Great 😊
That was all very eloquently put. Strong points.
I feel like these types of films are awesome if done right but they always require you choosing to watch them. Like, you know what you’re getting into so you have to pick the right time to “go there.” In that way this one looks pretty good, I’m sorry! I have been warned, duly noted.
One of my favorites that pushed the experimental vibe, at least to me, is Hagazussa. Went in blind and oh my goodness.
Omg hagazussa is brilliant! Who knows you may like this one mark *whooshing sounds*
🌬️ 😎
I did not like We're All Going to the World's Fair (3/10) and I hated Skinamarink (2/10). However, I will always give these films a chance, and will catch Enys Men on streaming sometime soon. Thanks, SpookyAstronauts!
This sounds really tempting since this is near where I live but also the opposite cos of my ADHD lol
I miss Cornwall so much, not been there for years. Will be back at the end of this year for a family wedding and am looking forward to being there again.
I loved Enys Men - I do think it's something you have to see in the cinema, enveloped in darkness for it to work its power over you. I don't think the film really sets out to scare the viewer, rather than to be an evocation of a particular place, the Cornish/West Country landscape. This has a lot more resonance for me as it's my home landscape and I think the film captures the eerie (but not in a frightening way) and timeless nature of the place. The director said that he didn't set out to make a horror film and wasn't sure if it was one, he really wanted to depict his home and its sense of place and I think he captures it well. The two main influences he cited were Penda's Fen, which you may like more as it has a distinct symbolism to interpret but may be too routed in questions of British identity to work outside the UK. The other influence is the BBC's Ghost Stories for Christmas, stylistically similar but with distinct narratives - would love to see what you make of them. Great hearing your view on this film and though I got more out of the film than you, your perspective was insightful and informative as always.
The crazy thing is this is actually where my family is from in England, so I do have ties to the land. And i wanted so greatly for it to work for me, but once I figured out what was happening it seemed there wasn’t much more than the visuals to it. I’m glad you enjoyed it, you always have a way to see the positive which I love about you Daniel.
Maybe your relatives were among the ghosts!
Possibly!!
I would recommend Earwig, both the book and the movie.
I don't know if they count as experimental horror, but both "Tag" and "One Cut of the Dead" are quirky, gory, and amazing! (they are both Japanese horror)
Love them both! Especially one cut!
I've seen the other flicks in this "genre" and liked what they offered, being open minded. Debated renting and your insightful post nailed the coffin, meaning no lol. U rock #spookyastronauts nuff said 🙏🏽
I’m not sure if The Triangle (2016) movie is experimental horror, but it was definitely trippy and really well done. I highly recommend it (if you haven’t already seen it).
Also - hated Skinamarink but loved this so if you didn't like Skinamarink I wouldn't fully be put off Enys Men. At least Enys Men is gorgeous to look at!
Not completely certain it is considered "experimental" but I enjoyed, but was baffled, by "Possession" (1981)
Originality 3?? I dare you to find a film that is very similar. It is such a distinct film, daring in its approach and style.
Images is very similar IMO
It's this movie trying to look like Antrum with the 70s look?!?
Nope that’s just 70s.. both films are copying that
🖤
I love that the definition of horror is expanding beyond slasher/monster/paranormal but there’s a limit…..Skinnamarink rode that line closely (for me it didn’t scare me but something about it sent me into a ptsd episode despite none of my triggers being in the film. It was something about the constant ambiguity of what’s happening and constant tension expecting something “horror” to happen. So I wouldn’t call it scary just weirdly triggering). But this film…. (And yes i saw it) isn’t horror imo. When something finally did happen after 40 min of nothing it seemed more “drama” than “horror”. Yes the horror genre can be greatly expanded upon but it still needs to follow the basic principle of generating a sense of “horror” or “fear” in the watcher.
I'm an audiophile (and also a movie lover) so I do appreciate the style of "analog" horror... but I feel the stories are not strong enough. It was a drag to go through Skinamarink and it could have been so, so good and horrific. But there's a point where you cannot spend 2 hours of testing someone's patience and holding back with no real payoff.
I was expecting more insanity.
I watched this one a few days ago. Weird one
I may give this a shot but after The Outwaters I’m very hesitant to give experimental horror another shot. Although I loved Skinamarink I genuinely felt like my time was wasted with The Outwaters.
Random fact. I’ve seen this, Skinamarink, Outwaters and a couple of other been labeled as part of a subgenre people are calling ”liminal horror”.
I can never tell if ya joking or not 😅
@@spookyastronauts hahaha sorry - I’ve brought this upon myself 😅
It’s not a joke, but I’m not sure how widespread the lable is currently. But it seems like it is getting ”established” currently as a bunch of these movies have been released in kind of a short time. If you google it you’ll prbably get a bunch of hits 🤓
A horror filmmaker friend of mine saw this and told me it was excruitiatingly painful to watch. Said she actually dozed off a few times. Loves art house films but did not recommend this one.
oh no!
I've never heard of this one, but after sitting though Skinamarink and feeling nothing except tedium, I feel like I'll be giving this one a hard pass. The most abstract film I actually enjoy is Lynch's INLAND EMPIRE, but vague as it is, that film actually has a plot and characters in addition to tone and vibe, along with a standout performance by Laura Dern. The most frustrating thing about Skinamarink is that it had no characters, just the occasional human prop.
I sense experimental film may not be for me. I did not like Skinamarink, and Enys Men all but put me to sleep. It was lovely, but the beauty and repetition kept me at arm's length.
like skinamarink I liked ths idea but think it could have been much shorter
Great review! I will definitely be skipping it.
I didn’t care for the worlds fair so I’m sure I won’t care for this one (:
I saw this at my theater as a special screening back in March. I was so excited...then so let down. What a waste of great potential
Tbh, I wish that people didn't lump "experimental horror" all as one thing. I think it can be a useful label, but if you watched something like this and something like Ghost Stories they are very different movies, even though both could be called experimental. (This isn't to disagree with the video btw, just my opinion of the whole "elevated/experimental horror" debate.) Ultimately people are gonna be scared by different things, and there's even an argument to be made about whether a horror film even HAS to be straightforwardly scary, at least as a primary purpose, when horror comedies and "gateway horrors" exist
some of this vibe movies cross the line from artsy to boring very quickly ☹
This film would’ve been better if it had at least one actual scary scene and perhaps some narrative or cohesiveness.
I tried reeeeally hard to enjoy this one but it just never got there for me 😔
Looks like something I might enjoy. The more pretentious the better. As for favourites, Évolution (2015) and Hour of the Wolf (1968) spring to mind.
I love hour of the Wolf!
@@spookyastronauts Me too. I love all things Bergman!
Same!! He has some really fascinating stuff! Lots of coastal vibes too
I`d like to see it myself. Different
Of course
@@spookyastronauts Hard to get but
Yeah, I didn't love this one as much as I hoped I would.
I don't mind repetitiveness, but I Agree there was definitely too much of it with little change and that it took too long until anything really happened.
Wasn't mad about how it all paid off in the end.
Not a terrible one, but definitely a disappointment
"I want to have SOMETHING to do while I'm twiddling my thumbs!" Oooooh!!! Sick burn!! That's gonna leave a mark!
The problem with all these new experimental movie, is that.. In my own perspective, they do try way to hard to make it close to what the movie Possum was.
The thing is.. While Possum did work to some extent, because the movie was clearly showing a deep and dark meaning to it, those new experimental movie do not. There is clearly something missing. Experimental shouldn't resonate with "Experimental" only, it should also resonate with experimenting with's viewer emotions. And just showing pretty shots, with nothing happening it's doing it. If I do need that, I go to a museum. Same stuff.
This is what happens when a gen z person can’t understand the metaphors within a really simple film
I’m more intelligent than Jenkins ….me me me look at me
Personally i think it’s a masterpiece
Bet ya this lass will explain the whole world to everyone everyday like any other narcissist
Im not gen z.. but I hope you feel better Paul, this was such a hateful comment for no real reason. I hope you dont speak to everyone in your life who disagrees with you like this.
Hot take... I thought "We are All Going to the World's Fair" was awful. It set a good atmosphere, but it was virtually unwatchable.
I enjoyed it but it’s deeply connected to a time for a lot of people where we were relying on our connection to others through the internet to explore identity, it captured that greatly, but I can 100% see how it wouldn’t work for most people
The cornish coast? does that mean there is a country called Corn? if someone has children there are they Children of the Corn? i bet the Olympic Corn Hole team from Corn is #1. All joking aside i have no problem with someone trying something new and really going for their artistic vision but...keep all these movies for those who want the experience, i tried and nothing stirred in me. Thanks.
Definitely doesn't sound like anything I care to pay the renral charge for.
Just watched it and nope. I hate this trend and it’s not a feature.
big fan of films that are Just Vibes
I loved World's Fair and Skinamarink and I'm STILL waiting for The Outwaters
i tried i tried to love it but 7.99 and i was just zzzz
It seems that the director took a lot from experimental filmmaker Chantal Akerman's Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du commerce 1080 bruxelles. Instead of the mundane, day to day life a housewife who is a sex worker which makes a sudden horrific turn at the end. Instead of a small apartment, the isolated island ups the dred. factor. Pass.
I liked skinamarink and loved the outwaters, but I could not stand this. Maybe the novelty of the experimental horror has worn off but I never felt unsettled or disturbed once during this movie. Yeah it looked cool, but style over substance just isn't for me.
I really like this film, but I don't consider it a horror.
Sounds like a wannabe A24, Ari Aster film. Think I'm going to take a pass. Thanks, for the review/warning. Cheers!
Nothing like ari, it’s totally different perspective and style. I don’t think a24 are that experimental they just give over full creative control and lean into stylised pieces. Light house is close though haha
1.5 hours of something explaining nothing.
I believe it's expected for the audience to feel horror in the emptiness in this film.
The sounds were annoying at times, but overall I'll give it a 5/10.
I love horror but Midsommar is about the farthest level of "experimental" that I will go. I just dont get these types of movies and the choices that are made. 40 minutes of slow establishing shots is not necessary at all.
..yeah..nah..
Yeah.... I'm going to skip this one. I tried watching Skinmarink and... Couldn't get past the half hour mark... Bored out of my mind....
I'm watching it right now and starting to lose interest.
I love odd films but this one was pointless not scary and just aged to look like a 60's film
If it was aiming to only look neat then it worked because this is boring and it takes a lot to get me saying that. Go watch Possum or Shepherd instead boys and girls 🫶