Skinamarink

Name: Skinamarink
Genre: Horror
Released: January 13, 2023
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 66
Cast: Dali Rose Tetreault, Jaime Hill, Lucas Paul, Ross Paul

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IFC Midnight | Release Date: January 13, 2023 | Not Rated

Starring: Dali Rose Tetreault, Jaime Hill, Lucas Paul, Ross Paul

Summary: Two children wake up in the middle of the night to find their father is missing, and all the windows and doors in their home have vanished.

Director: Kyle Edward Ball

Genre(s): Horror

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 100 min

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Collider Chase Hutchinson

Jan 11, 2023

Whatever you take away from it, the uniting fear Skinamarink creates ensures it will be remembered as an unparalleled achievement in horror cinema in how it paints a portrait of oblivion that beckons us into dark recesses from which there is no escape. Read full review

Josh Larsen

Jan 19, 2023

The long, seemingly monotonous shots in Skinamarink will be trying for some, yet there are rewards if you have the patience: occasional, eerie beauty (that night-light evokes a twinkling star dangling in space) and clever filmmaking. Read full review

Michael Phillips

Jan 11, 2023

It’s a low-fi rumination on inexplicable and gradually more threatening loneliness — the sort of childhood trauma typically explained to death by horror movies less interesting than this one. Read full review

K. Austin Collins

Jan 10, 2023

Skinamarink isn’t scary because of what it depicts. It’s scary because it already knows that our imagination will do half of the work. Read full review

Cady Siregar

Feb 3, 2023

Skinamarink clocks in at a hefty 100 minutes, and as Ball’s approach to horror lies in the hidden and the mysterious, it might have been more effective if left as a short film instead — because of Skinamarink’s ambiguous and nebulous fear factor, viewers are left more wanting than satisfied after the striking final scene. Read full review

Richard Brody

Jan 18, 2023

As impressive as the film is, the many thrillingly imaginative moments remain suspended and detached from each other, like scattered storyboard frames. The result is a film that’s accomplished but seemingly unfinished—indeed, hardly begun. Read full review

Bobby LePire

Jan 26, 2023

This “horror” (used as loosely as possible) debut will only frighten people who get startled by their own shadows every day, as it’s just a slog into nothingness. Read full review

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NoahLipsey

Jan 14, 2023

Skinamarink is a masterclass in ambient horror. Kyle Edward Ball displays his brand of minimalist cinematography to convey a horrifying tale of home intrusion. The fear of the unknown is amplified in this atmospheric hellscape by intricate sound design, brilliant still-imagery, and perfectSkinamarink is a masterclass in ambient horror. Kyle Edward Ball displays his brand of minimalist cinematography to convey a horrifying tale of home intrusion. The fear of the unknown is amplified in this atmospheric hellscape by intricate sound design, brilliant still-imagery, and perfect exposition. Skinamarink marks a turning point for horror films and will be talked about for years to come.… Expand

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RIbbotreview

Feb 17, 2023

This movie is what horror should be 100%. I was always on my toes and was not disappointed.
while most horror movies are predictable this movie is so godamn weird that when it all clicks in your brain you feel like a GOD. if you are a fan of the analog horror stuff you can find on YouTubeThis movie is what horror should be 100%. I was always on my toes and was not disappointed.
while most horror movies are predictable this movie is so godamn weird that when it all clicks in your brain you feel like a GOD. if you are a fan of the analog horror stuff you can find on YouTube PLEASE WATCH THIS.… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

CineasteFemme

Feb 15, 2023

I've seen this four times and even though I don't go out of my way to yelp, I still feel chills shivering down my spine each watch now. It's definitely not for everyone, but the film is effective in making something so iconic as a house sinister and menacing.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

bertobellamy

May 11, 2023

This should have stayed as a short film. It has some creepy images, but no way it will keep you hooked for 100 minutes. Yes, we always complain about horror films not trying new things; ‘Skinamarink’ does, but its radical and minimalist approach proves somewhat boring. Nevertheless, the wayThis should have stayed as a short film. It has some creepy images, but no way it will keep you hooked for 100 minutes. Yes, we always complain about horror films not trying new things; ‘Skinamarink’ does, but its radical and minimalist approach proves somewhat boring. Nevertheless, the way the film makes you imagine or interpret things during some scenes is rarely seen in the genre, and for that alone, it deserves to be seen. Fewer floor and ceiling pointless shots would have suited it better.… Expand

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odysseus420

Jan 15, 2023

The trailer looked interesting but I was bored through most of the movie, it's not particularly scary or interesting and the way it's filmed gets obnoxious very quickly.

4 of 7 users found this helpful43

einste

Jan 16, 2023

Saw this film in theaters and it got booed. There are a couple of scenes that are very tense and some interesting ideas that just go no where. The pacing is abysmally slow. 95% of this movie is literally looking a indecipherable dark footage of walls in a house. Do you think walls areSaw this film in theaters and it got booed. There are a couple of scenes that are very tense and some interesting ideas that just go no where. The pacing is abysmally slow. 95% of this movie is literally looking a indecipherable dark footage of walls in a house. Do you think walls are scary? Then this movie will terrify you. I recommend going and watching some Back Rooms videos on YouTube. If you love those you MIGHT be the audience for this strange movie. Otherwise I can't recommend it.… Expand

5 of 7 users found this helpful52

LuigiTortellini

Jan 22, 2023

Easily the worst movie ever made, the fact that it has above a zero shows just how worthless and pretentious most "professional critics" are.

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