Saturday, March 20, 2021

The Endless

The Endless is a 2017 science fiction horror film that tells the story of two brothers who return to visit a cult they belonged to when they were teens.

I watched it on Netflix. Here's a trailer:


The Guardian gives it 4 out of 5 stars and opens, "A mind-bending Möbius strip of a movie, this indie sci-fi makes up for what it lacks in budget with a wealth of playful ideas." Wired calls it "masterful"

Roger Ebert's site opens a positive review with this: "If you have a good idea, a strong cast, a smart script, and directorial chops, you don't need a lot of money to make a compelling movie. "The Endless" is proof." Rotten Tomatoes has a critics consensus rating of 93%.

14 comments:

  1. ...too many things are endless today!

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    1. I'm hopeful that the end is in sight to some of this.

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  2. Sounds rather actual, endless describes our situation just now. Valerie

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    1. I'm hoping some of this ends soon, but from the look of the spring break crowds... :(

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  3. This sounds interesting. I'm going to see if I can find it on a free channel on the Roku.

    Movies (FYI):

    Consumption (2016) - awful, just awful

    Don't Blink (2014) - Reviewers gave it a low rating, but I thought it was okay. As usual, people did a few unbelievable things, but the acting was good, and the story was interesting.

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    1. Sometimes I think reviewers had expectations that were unrealistic. Not everything has to be Citizen Kane to be entertaining. I'll take a look at Don't Blink. Thanks!

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  4. So sad we don´t have netflix (would be a waste as we´d get it in German)... Sounds interesting!

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    1. It's interesting to see what audio and subtitle languages are available for movies we watch on Netflix. But this one doesn't seem to still be on Netflix anyway *sigh*

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  5. The reviews were great and it sounds like a great cast, but for some reason, I just can't wrap my head around cult mentality. Too realistic right now with Proud Boys and Qanon.

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    1. At least these 2 had left their teenage cult days long ago long ago. For adults to fall into this kind of cult leader worship -and I believe it truly is worship- shows a distinct lack of critical thinking skills. "Question Everything" -that's my motto.

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  6. Ohhhh this looks great. Mr. M. and I are going to watch it right now. Thanks

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    1. I hope you like it. It's certainly not the "same old" idea.

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