Sinister

Sinister is almost two hours of Ethan Hawke wearing an open chunky knit grandpa sweater over old tees, sometimes with black framed glasses, watching old home movies on a projector, and that alone makes it worth a watch.

The actual movie is good too. I got a little antsy in the beginning, because you really do spend a lot of time watching Ellison watch movies. I like where it ended up though, and I like the journey. There were effective jump scares, and they succeeded every time they tried to give me the heeby-jeebies. I did not expect any aspect of the ending, in a good way.

31 Days of Halloween (2025)