Exhuma

Jae-hyun Jang combines introspective cultural and historical themes with creepy, gory, and atmospheric horror thrills in an exciting way. It’s fun horror with a lot on its mind.

It makes up for its paucity of scares through the multiple layers of weirdness that it excavates, as one (burial) plot leads to another and as legacy, whether genetic or national, has unseen depths.

It provides a striking and original contribution to the field, both haunting and horrific, and stands as one of 2024’s best films so far.

Hwarim and Bong Gil easily out-cool husband-and-wife paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren from The Conjuring franchise. But because Exhuma doesn’t pretend to be based on anything factual, it outshines The Conjuring at every turn.

Its hypnotic sequences of exorcisms and its universe full of popular beliefs, Exhuma draws back the veil of modernity and invites us to ask ourselves questions about what we do not see or understand, but that still lives among us [Full Review in Spanish]

Exhuma is a masterpiece of art-horror and South Korean filmmaking, ensured to enthrall viewers into repeated viewings and deep dives into each chapter.

With its amalgamation of cultural authenticity, historical resonance, and good old-fashioned genre tricks, there is more to Exhuma than meets the eye.

Exhuma enters the catalogue of a more human horror. And humanity is what the genre offerings drowning the marquis week after week lack. [Full review in Spanish]

[A] new South Korean banger here to disturb your peace. It’s also overflowing with so many beautiful images that it’s an embarrassment of riches. It is a movie you will want to experience as an audience member but also want to study as a work of art.

Beyond the expressive storytelling, the gifted cast brings each character to life, providing each with a distinct voice and unique character.