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
Cast: Lucas Paul, Dali Rose Tetreault, Ross Paul, Jaime Hill
Release Date: January 13, 2023
Genre: Horror
Not Rated
Runtime: 1h 40m
Review:
Skinamarink is an audacious if confounding bit of experimental filmmaking that delivers an experience which is sure to frustrate a large portion of the audience during its unnecessarily long runtime. Director Kyle Edward Ball should be applauded for delivering a singular experience that’s likely to stick in your mind long after you’ve finished watching the actual film. His film’s sparsely peppered narrative plays more like an extended ASMR excursion into a minimalist nightmare than a traditional film. It leans heavily into its weirdness much like 2021 We’re All Going to the World’s Fair. Much like that film, the effectiveness of the overall gimmick varies from scene to scene. A full immersion into its conceit does provide some genuine shocks and scares but the film makes you work for those moments and by the time they hit many in the audience may have already checked out. Skinamarink is the type of film that’s going to be divisive simply due to its structure and approach, especially once the rather abrupt ending hits.
C+
