Moloch

A fourth star purely because I have a soft spot for this type of film; I can't help it, Moloch simply made me happy. Sometimes all I need is an ancient curse, foggy night swamps, a thick atmosphere and craftsmanship. In this day and age when it's become the norm for even the dumbest B-movie to try to be consciously meta or have social commentary, it's actually refreshing to get a film that's clichéd and ordinary but functional. (2022.07.21)

Through a fog so thick you could slice throats vertically. It held my interest for a long time with its mystery and unusually well-rounded characters for the genre, but somewhere around the introduction of the legend through a school play, everything captivating dissipated like mist over a marsh. Perhaps it would have helped if Hobo had appeared and taken out the curse-keeping entity with a shotgun. (2022.08.23)

Interesting scare from the Dutch. The Dutch don't make many horror films and when they do, they usually aren't worth much. Moloch is one of those lighter moments, but it's still not great. It's a slow and atmospheric folk horror film that has an unusual setting, an interesting ancient curse, solid visuals and some pretty spectacular scares (there are two jump-scares that worked decently for me). Unfortunately, however, it's a bit boring at times and I found the characters very unlikeable and uninteresting, which is where it falls down a bit. It's quite that the haunting comes from normal people again, like in It Follows, it just doesn't grab me as much, but it will definitely find its fans, and since there is a horror drought now, it's recommendable. 5.5/10. (2022.08.11)

Rather tasteless unsalted finger food from the Netherlands, which stands no chance of impressing with either the script or the filmmaking craft. Unfortunately, not much significant happens there for quite a while. While the creators do try to create an atmosphere, they only succeed halfway, and horror enthusiasts in this case can no longer be surprised by anything. Rarely do these folk themes really catch my attention, and lately I've seen quite a few uninteresting ones, with Moloch being one of them. (2022.11.02)