Hex (2022) poster
2022 · action · horror · thriller · space

Hex

Directed by Andy Malchiodi, Chris Johnston1h 28m2022
ElsewhereIMDb3.4559
  • sombre
  • brisk
  • intense
  • inventive
  • cold
Movie DNA

Sombre, kinetic, measured action / horror, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold, hand-scored across twelve axes of taste.

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Following a mysterious disappearance on a jump, a group of skydivers experiences paranormal occurrences that leave them fighting for their lives.

Our read · Hex (2022) reads as a sombre, kinetic, inventive action · horror · thriller entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook. Hand-scored on twelve axes of taste — mood, pacing, weirdness, hope, stakes, humour, reality, density, warmth, auteur, intensity, and era — with a derived palette drawn from its dominant cinematography.

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You want a low-budget skydiving horror with paranormal twists and group paranoia.

ends unsettlingit leaves you shakengrabs you earlygrips by minute 3attention 3/5breezes by
Date nightWith friendsSoloWith parentsKids around
Heads-upnuditygraphic violencejump scares

Skip it tonightSkip if cheap horror effects or skydiving peril with scares turn you off.

DNA · twelve axes

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Each axis is hand-scored — not derived from votes or genre averages. The marker shows where this film sits; the gradient fill uses the film's own cinematography palette.

Mood · HeavyCosy
Pacing · Slow-burnKinetic
Intensity · GentleExtreme
Weirdness · ConventionalSurreal
Hope · NihilisticRedemptive
Stakes · IntimateEpic
Humour · NoneBroad
Reality · GroundedFantastical
Density · SparseTwisty
Warmth · ColdTender
Auteur · TransparentSignature
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