MY CALL:  This film explores its characters more than most viewers likely expected, and perhaps even to its detriment in terms of reviews from those who expected a faster pace. The horror takes a back seat to long, patient character development and lingering, curious atmosphere before unleashing its cold, lacerating brutality. All told, I loved … Continue reading John’s Horror Corner: X (2022), a geriatric horror merging a Boogie Nights (1997) character piece with much meaner iteration of The Visit (2015).