Possum Review

Review of Possum (2018) by screenqueeen: 👍 4/5

What would be a hard film to watch almost tricks you by framing the entire narrative within the main character's head. You spend time with him and identify with his troubled relationship with the stepfather, and share his disgust for the puppet he can't seem to get rid of.

The minimal nature of the story is supported by its influences of M.R. James and the adaptations of his stories by the BBC in the notorious Ghost Stories for Christmas. It effectively creates a new monster that can operate within nightmares but the fact that it doesn't makes it all the more terrifying given the creative cruelty of the human imagination.

POSSUM becomes more of an unpleasant film as events become clear but tantalizes enough to compel you to witness the horrific acts of the finale.