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The Killing of a Sacred Deer Ending Explained

Gregory Lawrence — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 08:30:14 GMT

In some ways, The Killing of a Sacred Deer is Yorgos Lanthimos' most direct, explicitly stated narrative taken to its most direct, explicitly clear ending to date. Martin (Barry Keoghan) tells Dr. Steven Murphy (Colin Farrell) that, in light of Steven botching Martin's father's surgery resulting in his death, Steven's family (Nicole Kidman, Raffey Cassidy, Sunny Suljic) will die from a mysterious illness with mysterious symptoms, unless Steven himself chooses one to kill. The family starts experiencing all of these symptoms (paralysis, lack of appetite, eyes bleeding), no matter what Steven does. So, Steven spins in a circle with a hat over his eyes and randomly shoots and kills his son Bob (Suljic). In the final scene, we see the Murphy family minus Bob at a diner. Martin walks in, looks at them without their youngest. And, satisfied, leaves the diner and leaves them be.

Movies You'll Only Want to Watch Once From Antichrist to Requiem for a Dream

Andrew Taylor — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 14:30:14 GMT

There are some beloved films that viewers want to appreciate again and again, often because of their uplifting message or endearing central characters. Then there are essential cinematic trips you only want to take once, mainly because of the extreme content or incredibly bleak viewpoint. We’ve picked 15 movies that will burn themselves onto your retinas – so no need for a repeat viewing.

8 Must-Watch Movies For Fans of Ancient Greece

Emilio Gabriel Lapitan — Mon, 09 May 2022 22:00:16 GMT

Humanity’s storied history never ceases to entertain us. From modern history and its major conflicts, to Ancient Rome to Feudal Japan, many films have been inspired by or adapted historical stories and events, with many succeeding commercially or receiving critical acclaim.

Movies Like Hereditary to Watch Next for More Family Horror-Drama

Lauren Gilmore — Sat, 02 Oct 2021 16:00:11 GMT

There’s something so harrowing and specific about the horror that director Ari Aster managed to pull off in his feature film directorial debut Hereditary. After premiering at Sundance in the winter of 2018, it was released in the U.S. to immediate critical acclaim, even reaching a high-eighty percent score on Rotten Tomatoes, a notoriously hard platform for horror films to receive generous treatment.

The Best Psychological Horror Movies to Mess with Your Head

Haleigh Foutch — Tue, 09 Oct 2018 14:30:40 GMT

There are all kinds of ways to frighten an audience, as the proud, diverse catalogue of horror movies demonstrates, but psychological horror is a particularly tricky technique to pull off. All of cinema is an exercise in empathy, but to drag an audience down into the pits of a disturbed mind requires vision, technical precision, and a willingness to put your viewer through absolute hell.

The Top 10 Movies of 2017 from Dunkirk to Phantom Thread

Haleigh Foutch — Sat, 30 Dec 2017 16:17:34 GMT

Thank god for movies. It's not a new sentiment or a particularly original one, but in the trying times of the year past, it's one I came to over and over again. Whether the film is a distraction, a balm of relief, an irritant that inflames a spiritual reaction, or in the best cases, an actual bit of healing, cinema has always offered a means of transportation, empathy, and unhindered emotion that we rarely allow ourselves once the lights come back up. The magic between a movie and its audience is a powerful, personal thing; it takes you around the world, it plants you in another's shoes, if only for a few hours.

The Best Horror Movies of 2017

Haleigh Foutch — Thu, 28 Dec 2017 15:29:33 GMT

No matter which way you slice it, 2017 has been a phenomenal year for horror movies. There's always bound to be a big box office horror hit or two in any given year, but largely thanks to the unprecedented success of Andy Muschietti's IT, 2017 trampled previous records to become the biggest year for horror in movie history. Numbers aside, horror films have thrived with critics in 2017, and the critical darling of them all, Jordan Peele's lauded Get Out, is poised to make it all the way to the Oscars -- an incredibly rare feat for any horror film, not to mention one that hit theaters way back in February. And that's just the big name stuff. VOD, Netflix, all other manner of non-traditional release platforms offered up an even greater number of outstanding films for the genre enthusiast.

How Horror Movies Broke out at the Box Office in 2017

Haleigh Foutch — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 15:30:39 GMT

There's been no shortage of reasons to be afraid in 2017, a year marked by political upheaval, natural disasters, and national tragedies across the board. Yet, contrary to what you might expect, audiences turned out in droves to get an added dose of terror from killer clowns, possessed dolls, and whatever other creepy creations filmmakers conjured up for audiences. Don't get me wrong, it's not a surprise to see horror do well. The oft-ignored genre has long been a reliable, affordable backbone of the film industry despite the ritual shunning come awards season, but even with that in mind, 2017 has been a truly stunning year for horror. It's a year of six Stephen King adaptations, when an outright horror film has a shot at a best picture nomination, and when the box office soared to become the biggest, highest-grossing year for horror of all time.

Killing of a Sacred Deer Cast on Yorgos Lanthimos' Style

Adam Chitwood — Wed, 20 Dec 2017 16:31:38 GMT

We at Collider are happy to debut an exclusive featurette from the home video release of Yorgos Lanthimos’ new film The Killing of a Sacred Deer. In the clip, cast members Colin Ferrell, Barry Keoughan, and Raffey Cassidy discuss the challenge and delight of delivering Lanthimos’ idiosyncratic dialogue in his signature style, and how toning down the “acting” that they’re doing can result in a more compelling performance.

Yorgos Lanthimos on The Killing of a Sacred Deer and The Favourite

Steve Weintraub — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 15:56:53 GMT