Logan Leatherman

To call this a movie seems categorically inaccurate. This is much more like a “film experience” because it lingers with you, just on the edge of your mental periphery, well after it’s over. I can see how some would find this dull, but the lack of action is pivotal for establishing the anxiety-inducing tension present for almost the entirety of the film. The pure confusing, unsettling creepiness of Skinamarink makes you feel like not only are the undeserving children cursed but the entire film itself is cursed. The only reason for 4/5 stars instead of 5/5 is because there are a few parts that could’ve been shaved down a bit to give this film a little bit better pacing, because let’s face it an hour and 40 minutes is a little long for a film of this style.

This movie had so much potential given the premise but the characters literally made every wrong move they could have, the least of which is if you were already outside and could’ve just left the resort why instead did they run further into the resort into enclosed areas KNOWING that the place was frickin’ haunted?!?! Why not just bolt tf out of there when you were already up at the place you could’ve gotten out from??? And it just goes downhill from there. Two stars because there were some genuinely scary moments and the premise to make a really scary movie was there, but ufck me this movie did not deliver on its potential.