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13 Days of Halloween: "The Innocents" Movie Review -

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[adamwatchesmovies]

The Turning (2020)

There will be two camps of people who see The Turning; those completely bewildered by its ending and those who understand it but don’t care. Leaning more towards the psychological thriller genre than a proper horror, everything about the plot is too obvious… when it isn’t directly misleading you by cheating.

In the ‘90s (specifically, shortly after the death of Kurt Cobain) Kate Mandell (Mackenzie Davis) is hired as the governess of the wealthy, orphaned Flora (Brooklyn Prince) and Miles Fairchild (Finn Wolfhard). Something about the Estate doesn't feel right to Kate. Is the home haunted or is Kate merely subject to the same kind of delusions as her mother?

General audiences are going to hate this movie but it gets certain things right. The cast is quite good. Particularly enjoyable is Barbara Marten as Mrs. Grose, the elderly caretaker. She’s creepy without even trying. Mackenzie Davis convincingly plays a vulnerable woman who feels like her sanity is slipping through her fingers - you don’t recognize her at all as the cybernetically-enhanced solder from Terminator: Dark Fate. The atmosphere is gloomy and the house naturally lends itself to feelings of unease. The pieces are there to make a good movie.

How many bad days would it take for you to quit your job? Probably several if you’ve been at it for long, you need the money and you don’t want a bad reference. But what if every day and night you were petrified with fear? A passage of time is implied in The Turning but we never see Kate have a good day. Why does she stay at the Fairchild Estate when the children displaying psychotic behavior torment, she finds a disturbing diary from the previous governess, she's hated by Mrs. Grose, and begins seeing apparitions?

Eventually, what you want out of the movie changes. You give up on Kate. She’s weak and ineffective. Now, you want her to fail. Ideally, the picture will end with Kate going all Jack Torrance on the household. Chop ‘em all up I say.

I won’t criticize the film for its jump scares. Theoretically, we’d be kept wondering whether Kate is sane or not. Seeing a ghost/hallucination would cause an immediate reaction in anyone and I buy that a supernatural figure would be fleeting. Several of the jumps also come from the children deliberately attempting to frighten Kate. These would also be earned if not for the conclusion. Without giving anything away, certain things we see throughout the picture do not make sense once we know the real cause of Kate’s malaise. This sort of thing’s worked before. It doesn’t here.

Unlike most of the lousy horror movies we get in the early months of the year, The Turning at least feels like it’s trying to be good. That doesn’t mean much, unfortunately. This adaptation of Henry James’ classic novel tries to have it both ways and winds up satisfying no one. (Theatrical version on the big screen, January 27, 2020)

[kacic1]

Crítica: OS ÓRFÃOS (THE TURNING) | 2020 https://luizandreoli.com.br/critica-os-orfaos-the-turning-2020/ #OsÓrfãos #TheTurning #Crítica #Review #PortaldoAndreoli #Horror #HorrorMovie  #Terror #Scary #Creepy #Thriller #Suspense #MackenzieDavis #FinnWolfhard #BrooklynnPrince #HenryJames #FloriaSigismondi #StevenSpielberg #TheTurnOfTheScrew #Pop #PopCulture #Geek #Nerd #Movies #Filmes #Films #Cine #Cinema #Entertainment  #OsFilmesdoKacic https://www.instagram.com/p/B7kI0uyFFgy/?igshid=wt0a8uogmhey

[gengiskahn-universe]

The Innocents (1961) by @gengiskahn.art Un de mes films préférés. 😱👻 ____________________ #theinnocents #jackclayton #deborahkerr #theturnofthescrew #henryjames #movie #fanart #digitalart #movieposter #poster #alternativemovieposter #sketching #ink #haunted #lesinnocents #gengiskahn #artwork (à Nilvange, Lorraine, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRoOI0MJElb/?utm_medium=tumblr

[thebeautyinthestruggle]

The original haunting thriller. No spooky season is complete without it. #theturnofthescrew #henryjames #horrornovel #vintagepaperbacks https://www.instagram.com/p/CVqLnjXrKB9q1UukX_gnBXNA1bGZYIi9FJx0qw0/?utm_medium=tumblr

[ionbookintros]

The Turn of the Screw by Henry James

[danjpetock]

Decided to give this Bly Manor piece a bit of a refresh. It’s you. It’s me. It’s us. #thehauntingofblymanor #blymanor #daniandjamie #itsyouitsmeitsus #theturnofthescrew #henryjames #mikeflanagan #netflix #lovestory #wlwart #daniclayton #perfectlysplendid #ladyofthelake #ghost #haunting #danjpetock #chinuppoppins @thehaunting @then0t0ri0usvip @vmeliveve @katesiegelofficial https://www.instagram.com/p/CL64756FWdA/?igshid=1wc4lemdyamdw

[ive7]

I learned something- at first, certainly- that had not been one of the teachings of my small, smoothered life; learned to be amused, and even amusing, and not to think for the morrow. It was the first time, in a manner, that I had known space and air and freedom, all the music of summer and all the mystery of nature. And then there was consideration- and consideration was sweet. Oh, it was a trap- not designed, but deep- to my imagination, to my delicacy, perhaps to my vanity; to whatever, in me, was most excitable. The best way to picture it all is to say that I was off my guard.

The turn of the screw, Henry James

[tenebraerick]

Now reading: #henryjames #theturnofthescrew https://www.instagram.com/p/CIllfuXpkxu/?igshid=wboibnzh31d8

[curiosityboughtthebook]

I finally finished The Haunting of Bly Manor the other night, and it ripped my heart out, crushed it and threw away the pieces. I don't think it was especially scary in itself, but the story was good. 😛 I'm not one for sad things usually, but I had to finish it. #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #thehauntingofblymanor #henryjames #turnofthescrew #theturnofthescrew #skeleton #ghosted #skullmug #yellowflowers #horrormug #classicghoststories #classichorrortales #gothicliterature #aesthetic #mood #gruselig #horrorliebe https://www.instagram.com/p/CHLbT6Igcr3/?igshid=ubxgyrm9qpw2

[motherbookerblog]

Are you reading any ghost stories this month?

I don’t remember when I last read The Turn of the Screw. Maybe I need to try and fit it into my October TBR? I always intend to read ghost stories in October but I always tend to go for different reads. Like murder mysteries and stuff. I guess I just don’t find ghost stories scary anymore. Definitely when I was a kid but, when you don’t believe in ghosts, it’s hard to get spooked by them.

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[author-mandi-bean]

Gentle reminder to check out this week’s blog post - link in bio! 😉 and enjoy these pictures of @ojacksoncohen as my #mcm - a luscious literary lad who’s currently starring in #thehauntingofblymanor on #netflix , based on #theturnofthescrew by #henryjames ✌🏻 ❤️ ✍🏻 📖 #mandibean #author #authorsofinstagram #authorsofnj #writer #writersofinstagram #writersofnj #herbeautifulmonster #blogger #bloggersofinstagram #bloggersofnj #creativewriting #optimism #dreams #goals (at Ocean Gate) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGQld1fD4rO/?igshid=cppxswl0vh8x

[scarymovieclubcast]

In preparation of season 2 of Netflixs The Haunting series we read The Turn of the Screw by Henry James. We learned all about the ghost haunting Bly Manor and couldn't be more excited to see what Mike Flanagan has in store for us this time. . Listen to our review anywhere you listen to podcasts including YouTube . . . #thehauntingofblymanor #theturnofthescrew #bookreviews #bookstagram #book https://www.instagram.com/p/CGFvitmD-Ey/?igshid=1bw12vqsnj8a5

[generallygothic]

"'𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝖘𝖙𝖔𝖗𝖞 𝖜𝖔𝖓'𝖙 𝖙𝖊𝖑𝖑,' 𝖘𝖆𝖎𝖉 𝕯𝖔𝖚𝖌𝖑𝖆𝖘; '𝖓𝖔𝖙 𝖎𝖓 𝖆𝖓𝖞 𝖑𝖎𝖙𝖊𝖗𝖆𝖑 𝖛𝖚𝖑𝖌𝖆𝖗 𝖜𝖆𝖞.'" - Henry James 🕷🕷🕷🕷🕷🕷🕷 October is well underway & I've been remarkably quiet for a spooky season fan! I've been busy+1 irl, but none of that's relevant to the Generally Gothic story... Stories themselves, however, *are* integral to the Gothic tradition. Oral storytelling in particular provided the foundation for sharing our 🎃Traditions of Terror🎃 across time & space. I've been thinking a lot about storytelling recently: 🕯its pedagogical and primal power, & 🕯our ability to illicit fear by simply (or artfully) weaving words into illusions - into images of horror. I have Henry James, America's fine Victorian export, to thank for this unravelling string of obsessive observation. The act of storytelling, the story itself, the teller, reteller, writer & reader all have space in the ghostly gothic narrative that is The Turn of the Screw (1898). It is the rewriting of a story heard, of a story told and written, and experienced long ago. It passes through many fictional hands & ears & minds' eyes before it reaches ours in reality - so whose is it now, out in the open as it is? 🤔: Who does this story belong to? 🤔: Do we need to use James' words to successfully retell it ourselves? With at least 12 novels based on the original, countless screen adaptations, & The Haunting of Bly Manor series just a breath away, I'd love to know what you think! 🕯 The inaugural Spooky Nerds Book Club readalong is reaching its spoilery climax - it has been a delight to co-host with @rabbitheartedreader & @engaginglit, & to chat with so many of you. I'm excited to see you all on the next one, later this year. In the meantime, whether you officially partook or not, I am dying (& reappearing at the window & on the lake) to hear your thoughts on James' famous ghost story/metacommentary on the art of storytelling! . #thespookynerdsbookclub #readalong #bookstagram #bookworm #spookynerd #spookyseason #theturnofthescrew #storytelling #thetraditionofterror #scarystories #gothicnovel #gothicfiction #englishliteraature #americanliterature #ghost #ghoststory #autumn https://www.instagram.com/p/CGDfB9Dg4uZ/?igshid=h0acqmr0fl8b

[mattachinesocial]

Taking a break poolside and preparing for The Haunting of Bly Manor next week on Netflix. #HenryJames #ghosts #mikeflanagan #hauntingofblymanor #theturnofthescrew (at Waikiki) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFk6cFbB7Io/?igshid=lwv3ff2y3ev7

[jualanbukusastra-blog]

Hendry James, The Turn of The Screw, Novel, Yogyakarta, Basabasi, Agustus 2020, 164 hlm, 58.000 . . Seorang wanita muda mendapat pekerjaan menjadi pengasuh dua anak manis yang sangat pendiam, Miles dan Flora. Mereka tinggal di sebuah rumah sunyi di perkebunan yang berhantu. Sosok setengah tampak kerap memelototi mereka dari menara gelap dan jendela berdebuhantu busuk yang, hari demi hari, malam demi malam, semakin dekat, semakin nyata. Dengan kengerian yang meningkat, si pengasuh yang tak berdaya menyadari bahwa makhluk-makhluk jahat itu menginginkan Miles dan Flora. Namun dua anak itu sama sekali tidak menyadari seberapa besar ancaman di hadapan mereka. . . #hendryjames #theturnofthescrew #novel #penerbitbasabasi #jualbukusastra (di Kedai JBS) https://www.instagram.com/p/CE7tTjvHjMV/?igshid=13yfs6q16oa7w