2011 · drama · horror
The Strange Thing About the Johnsons
Directed by Ari Aster30m2011
A suburban father gets trapped in a one-sided incestuous relationship with his abusive son.
Our read: The Strange Thing About the Johnsons (2011) reads as a heavy, measured, inventive drama · horror entry — extreme in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Heavy, measured, extreme drama / horror, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- heavy
- measured
- extreme
- inventive
- bleak
- cold
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