Skinamarink
Directed by Kyle Edward Ball
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. To cope with the strange situation, the two bring pillows and blankets to the living room and settle into a quiet slumber party situation. They play well worn videotapes of cartoons to fill the silence of the house and distract from the frightening and inexplicable situation. All the while in the hopes that eventually some grown-ups will come to rescue them. However, after a while it becomes clear that something is watching over them. A SHUDDER ORIGINAL.
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.
Cast: Lucas Paul, Dali Rose Tetreault, Ross Paul, Jaime Hill
Member Reviews
The grainy footage of the camera was definitely nostalgic, the point of view was very unique. However, I do think it was not necessary to have the start so slowly paced but man at the end I was terrified. I definitely recommend a watch but warning there is some pretty brutal child death.
Viewpoints abound, made me remember when darkness was just that. Chilled me. Imagination is needed.
This movie was absolute garbage. I don't care how many kids you allude to dying, if I can't even see their faces throughout the entire "film", or hear anything they say, why should I care what happens to them. 85 minutes of this movie is basically staring at a wall or a floor. Analog horror could possibly translate well into feature length, but this isn't how you would accomplish it.
I was very pleased with the conceptual nature of this project and if you know about the creator and this films beginnings as a short by the name of heck you will get more out of seeing it. I will add that the evil depicted in this movie may be the mary sue of evil entities but the theme of abuse seems to be written all over it and there’s intent behind that, if you have undergone any sort of childhood neglect or abuse skinamarink could really upset you but the way it captures the sense of powerlessness in your own home is highly realistic despite its bizarre or supernatural nature as a film. While it is made fun of for its minimalistic approach it achieved its mission of using a sense of childhood familiarity against you to tell a very visceral fairy tale about a trauma that most films don’t dare to speak of but sacrifice the message for entertainment.
I like some of the shots and the vibe of the movie but damn was it hard to get through way to long and nothing happens don’t recommend.