Some people find jazz annoying, yet theres no place Id rather be than theVillage Vanguard.
And some hoot and holler at just a whiff ofNicolas Cagescreaming and hissing and mincing and making bug-eyes.
Ill admit that there was a time when, in small doses, I enjoyed this, too.

Maika Monroe in ‘Longlegs’.NEON
But I recognize that for many, Cages lets break wind in church approach will be the highlight.
For decades now, whole families have been periodically wiped out with zero sign of an intruder.
Dad kills the wife and kids and then himself with objects found around the house.

Nicolas Cage and Maika Monroe star in ‘Longlegs’.Neon
All that remains is a message, written in a cipher, signed Longlegs.
Ill let you figure out who that is supposed to be.
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But I will give credit both to him and Perkins: nobody holds anything back in this film.
Im a little tired of supernatural dolls by this point, but the ones seen here are sufficiently disquieting.
Maybe its because one of them gets an autopsy.
It is deliberately paced with many a quiet moment, and it doesnt have a huge on-screen body count.