Something Wicked This Cobweb Comes

I went into director Samuel Bodin's new horror film Cobweb this past weekend totally blind. I'd seen a few people on Twitter mentioning the film -- specifically that it had gotten a terrible theatrical release opposite the Barbenheimer machine and that it deserved to be checked out now that it had been unceremoniously dumped onto VOD. I didn't know it starred my girl Lizzy Caplan, even. I'd gotten zero PR emails about it. I knew zip except it was named Cobweb and that my arachnophobic ass would probably regret watching a horror movie called Cobweb. Well there are indeed spiders in Cobweb, used judiciously but effectively, but the main thing coming out the other side of Cobweb for me was that I had just been introduced to a new favorite horror movie. I watched it twice within twenty-four hours to make sure, and sure I was. I absolutely adored the movie. It terrified me, it entertained me, it hit all the buttons. 

Anyway after watching it I did two things -- the first thing was go and look at what people had written about the movie. And generally speaking people did not like it was much as I did. Even the good reviews -- and it's still rated "fresh" on Rotten Tomatoes, just barely -- were qualified ones, with issues. But after two watches all I wanted was to watch Cobweb again! And again! It's a new Halloween classic for me, as far as I'm concerned. So the second thing I did was go write all of these feelings down for Pajiba, click here to read my wildly infatuated review. I really might be the movie's number one fan. And I have already gotten some side-eyes from people for loving it so much. But I do not care! Tattoo Cobweb on my eyelids, I want it with me forever and ever. So go rent the damn thing -- even if you don't like it as much as I did (and you probably won't) I think you'll probably still find things to enjoy. Or not. I don't care! I love it anyway, enough for everybody!