Mini Movie Reviews: Apparition, Door to the Other Side and The Cleansing Hour

I watched Apparition, Door to the Other Side and The Cleansing Hour and out of the three movies The Cleansing Hour was the best. The Apparition wasn't bad but it also wasn't great either, I'd rate it 2 stars. It definitely didn't have the best story and budget as the other two movies but it is watchable as a fairly decent, some what sub par horror movie. The story follows as a group of friends use an app that connects to ghosts and they end up having a frightful experience. I can't believe they would go to whatever place the ghostly connected app told them to go to and didn't expect something terrible to happen.

As for Door to the Other Side, I'd rate it 3 1/2 stars because the story was interesting as it focused on Tim an older guy who was a recluse but was being haunted. His therapists (and neighbors Nick and Joan) believed his problems were merely psychological but they were quickly learning that there was a ghostly connection. This felt like I was watching a ghostly psychological thriller and I enjoyed how the story played out.

Finally, The Cleansing Hour was so unexpectedly good as it followed Drew and Max, two friends who fake exorcisms for their online show until they had to deal with a real one. Max's fake image as a priest is so carefully crafted but he's nothing more than self-centered jerk who is looking for more attention. Initially, Drew and Max's both seem like really good friends but there are underlying issues which tie in perfectly with the story. I would rate this 5 stars, because it was really good.

I guess the unspoken question is are they rewatchable? For me, I would say yes. Although, full disclosure, I like horror movies so even if a movie is terrible, I would probably still rewatch it. Since all three movies ranged from okay to excellent, I'd rewatch them again.