Poster of It Follows

It Follows

Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Director: David Robert Mitchell

Release Date: March 13, 2015

Where to Watch

If you love homages to John Carpenter and scary films, then you need to see It Follows on the big screen in theaters immediately with some of the best butter popcorn that you can find. If you don’t like unanswered questions and ambiguity (not of the frustrating Damon Lindelhof variety), then It Follows may not be for you. I went into the theater knowing nothing about It Follows other than what I have already mentioned, and I loved it. I’m reluctant to say anything more because I think that you should be as surprised by It Follows as I was. I love this classic 80s aesthetic emerging in films like It Follows and The Guest, both of which star Maika Monroe. Monroe has started in the acting game late and has seemingly come out of nowhere and may give Chloë Grace Moretz and Saoirse Ronan a run for their money by consistently playing complex, young women who cannot be categorized as virgin or whore, but are simultaneously afraid, brave, vulnerable, physically aware and unrelenting in the face of insurmountable opposition. It Follows imbues the weight of the past with the inevitability of death. It Follows’ opening scene suggests that the allure of adulthood or dressing up in your mother’s clothes isn’t fun because when you’re an adult, no one can save you. It Follows also has some rigorously seamless filmmaking-360 degree panning, luxurious long shots. Just say no to chaos cinema and say hello to suburban dread and urban decay. If you can’t deal with sex or violence, skip it otherwise It Follows is a must see big screen flick.

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