Skinamarink is an independent experimental homegrown horror film that’s being described as “if David Lynch directed Poltergeist”. I don’t agree with that analogy. If David Lynch were to direct a haunt movie, it would be far superior to this. Without spoiling anything, Skinamarink is 100 minutes of low angle shots of ceilings, walls, flickering lights, and Legos, with disappearing… and reappearing doorways and toilets. The most you see of any actor are the walking legs, and backs of children…, with only a few spoiler free exceptions. Skinamarink is “perhaps” a child’s nightmare that is shot from their perspective. All I can say is when I was a child, I had many terrifying nightmares that were far more entertaining than this. This movie is boring, and manages to get only slightly interesting towards the end. To be completely honest, the whole story could have been told in under ten minutes, as it’s a short film at best.
I realize this movie is not for everyone, and it definitely wasn’t for me. The only people it might be for are perhaps my old pretentious classmates from film school, whose idea of artistic entertainment was filming a naked woman watching TV while wearing a welding mask for twenty minutes…, where my projects would consist of the Grim Reaper chasing people around a cemetery after they disrespected a grave…, which would then lead to my teachers berating me for being too commercial. The movie was produced via a crowdfund budget of $15k. In all honesty, I could have made this movie in my apartment for $15. I did enjoy the aesthetic of the film, but that’s where my joy ended. If you attempt to see this movie, be warned that it will test your patience and stamina. If you can’t make it past the first thirty minutes, you’re not going to make it through the remaining seventy. Save your time and money, and wait till it’s streaming, and don’t watch it then either.