When a child (Joseph Lucien) is taken for the mad scientist Krank (Daniel Emilfork) can try to extract children's' dreams to retain youth, his brother (Ron Perlman) and the children will make it their mission to bring him back, despite the challenge. I found this to be a bit... French for my taste, so it did not capture my attention as much as I would have liked. The story meanders quite a bit and the tone was not quite for…

"There's always gonna be people that project some kind of dynamic onto us that serves them."

A young woman (Georgina Campbell) ignores every red flag when she stays at an Airbnb rental. Hijinks ensue.
Barbarian draws upon current misogyny for its horror, such as domesticity, generational trauma, and the numerous threats to women's safety. Indeed, the landlord AJ (Justin Long) is there due to credible accusations of inappropriate behavior with a female co-star. This is coupled with its Detroit setting's…

"A troll is not merely a sorcerer or merely a supernatural creature; the term includes both of these meanings. The troll is every strange thing that is evil and imbued with magic, whether it has magical powers itself or has been made by magic. The troll is supernatural, in that it is not restricted by human limitations. Thus it is often used as a metaphor for anything excessive, anything which is unrestrained, unhinged, uncivilised and unmeasured."
— "The Trollish Acts…