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“The rest of “V/H/S Mixtape” is less nimble, and that leaves the outing mostly a wash.”
“For his part, Moreau contributes “Heartbeat,” in which something like “The Descent” and something like “The Backrooms” perform a nonsensical duet of survival horror that’s been done better before.”
“The ninth installment in the beloved “V/H/S” franchise takes that potentially awkward premise to a horrifying cinematic extreme, with the new anthology streaming on Shudder October 9.”
“The GWAR interludes try both and accomplish neither, while Forge’s contribution is astonishingly forgettable.”
“This time, the night’s entertainment includes four short films and a handful of musical interludes, all built around the theme of… sound ?”
“That said, there’s something about being held captive inside another person’s questionable taste that can really work for certain horror anthologies, and the director at least comes off wonderfully playful here.”
“Against that increasingly unpredictable digital landscape, Zhan’s contribution, “Dance, Dance, Dance, Dance,” is all the more impressive for embracing a decidedly antiquated broadcast format: the children’s puppet show.”
“The premise begins with some vaguely annoying commentary on the death of linear TV before plunging into a first-person chase sequence that reads like going through the haunted love tunnel of a deranged theme park.”
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“In the end, it genuinely doesn’t have to be, although you do wonder why the filmmaker didn’t try something stranger after making movies like “Kuso.” Of course, that unevenness is all but encoded into the “V/H/S” DNA by this point.”
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“Veteran director and Spike Lee collaborator Ernest Dickerson brings decades of filmmaking experience, while French horror director David Moreau arrives fresh off the success of 2024’s “MadS.” Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA and electronic musician Flying Lotus contribute their unique sensibilities as well — with Ghost frontman Tobias Forge making his directorial debut.”
“A short from 2012 might suddenly follow one from 2026, with no promise that the next selection would resemble either.”
“Finally, RZA’s “Death Tone” fares somewhat better than those two sections, even if it plays like the micro-budget baby of “High Fidelity” and “American Mary.” Neela Jolene stars as a young sound engineer grieving her recording-artist father while pursuing a legendary stage of her own.”
“If horror anthologies still make a decent case for the pleasures of manufactured randomness, actual randomness might be more exciting — and in that sense at least, “V/H/S Mixtape” has got the goods.”
“Instead, the ensuing spree sputters from one encounter to the next, leaving you with a choppy number that should go bigger and end sooner.”
“The boundaries of contemporary found footage are becoming harder to define, and there’s no denying that a vertical video randomly dropped into someone’s feed can trick them in ways a feature film can’t.”