For my birthday week, I got to pick the selections for Movie Club and I picked The Adventures of Prince Achmed and Barbarian. Didn't have a theme in mind, but they worked pretty well together anyway. Content warning: sexual assault (off-screen), violence, some gore
Tess (Georgina Campbell) booked an AirB&B in Detroit for her job interview, but when she arrives, she finds that it has been double-booked and a strange man (Bill Skarsgaard) is inside. A tense night is made worse by strange occurrences in the house, leading to the discovery of a hidden door in the basement.
I laughed so hard during this movie. I don't want to spoil anything for you but this was one of the most delightful movies I've seen this year. Wildly entertaining. It has a triptych-style story with tonally jarring edits at the breaks that could have felt like being bludgeoned but if you just go with it, I promise it's worth the whiplash. Cannot wait to inflict this on everyone I know.
It's currently streaming on Netflix but they are taking it off at the end of the month (31 Aug) so hurry or you'll miss your chance.
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