Streaming Services: Shudder
Movie Name/Year: The Queen of Black Magic
(2021)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Length: 99 minutes
Rating: NR
Production/Distribution: Rapi Films, SkyMedia, Screenplay
Films, Cathay-Keris Films, Garage Play, Golden Screen Cinemas, MM2
Entertainment, GoPlay
Director: Kimo Stamboel
Writer: Joko Anwar
Actors: Ario Bayu, Hannah Al Rashid, Adhisty Zara, Muzakki Ramdhan,
Ari Irham, Ade Firman Hakim, Sheila Dara Aisha, Tanta Ginting, Miller Khan,
Imelda Therinne, Salvita Decorte, Giulio Parengkuan, Shenina Cinnamon, Yayu
A.W. Unru, Ruth Marini, Gisellma Firmansyah, Putri Ayudya, Farell Akbar,
Chacha, Khayla Maharani, Akbar Muhammad, Retno Nono, Trizki Nabil Rahman,
Nathan Arsheva Syarif, Callystha Zahra Syaumi
Blurb from IMDb: Families were terrorized at
the orphanage. Someone wants them dead, apparently with black magic that is
very deadly. She has a grudge and she was also born because of the sins of the
orphans who formed her into the Queen of Black Magic.
Selina’s Point of View:
If there is a
better horror movie than
The Queen of Black Magic this year, I will be
shocked.
After the first
scene, I felt a little underwhelmed. It utilized a trope-y scare that is way
too overdone for my liking – but they put a spin on it that kept me from tuning
out immediately.
That was the only
time in the film where I almost checked out.
Throughout the rest,
I was glued to the screen. There were very few of the typical jump scares that
we see in western horrors. Maybe that’s why everything felt fresh.
That’s one of the
reasons I really love watching foreign horror flicks. With the difference in
cultures, there’s never any real feeling of safety. The norms in media are
different, so no character feels like they won’t get affected by the big bad.
Most of the time,
I tend to lean more toward Korean films, but I just learned it might be time to
look into Indonesia as well.
The
Queen of Black Magic
is either a remake, or a reboot, of
Ratu Ilmu Hitam (1981). I’ve never
seen the original, so I don’t know which is it. This flick made me want to see
it, though.
Here’s the thing,
I don’t want to watch this one again. It absolutely terrified me.
I’m no chicken. I
have watched some serious horror films. Shudder is one of my ‘must have’
streaming services. My husband just lost his job, and we canceled 90% of our services
in order to preserve our money. Shudder was one of the ones we kept. That’s how
much I love horror.
I’ve sat quietly
while watching movies that fall into the ‘torture porn’ category. I’ve let out
inappropriate laugher while watching just about any film involving gruesome deaths.
This one, however, had me covering my eyes and shrieking and one point.
A neighbor
knocked on my door to check on me, and it took about a half hour before my
adrenaline subsided enough for me to start writing.
Granted, a lot of
that probably has to do with my insane phobia of centipedes… but even if that’s
the case, a lot of the scenes were still devastatingly horrific. In fact, I’d
say this film had the most gruesome death scenes of any flick I’ve seen that
didn’t include torture porn.
If you’re a
horror fanatic, you have to see this one. At least once.
It was a
masterpiece.
The
Queen of Black Magic
will be available on Shudder this Thursday, January 28th.
Rotten Tomatoes Critic Score – 80%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score – None
Metascore – None
Metacritic User Score – None
IMDB Score – 6.7/10
Trust the Dice: Selina’s Rating – 5/5
Trust
the Dice Parental Advisory Rating: R
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