Incantation (2022) - Asian Horror Movie Review
Welcome to Sensei Sensibility! You are the hungry mind, yearning to devour Asian horror themed media; I am the (questionably) knowledgeable Sensei , more than happy to satiate your cinematic appetite. In an ever-changing and uncertain world, the certainty of Asian found footage and their myriad of iconic tropes can be… a mixed blessing. Handled poorly, our long-black-haired, white night dress wearing jump scaring friends, or fiends, can leave us jaded. A bland “it’s been done” taste in our mouths. Thankfully, Kevin Ko’s 2022 Taiwanese horror Incantation treads the Trope versus Terror line beautifully. Blending found footage, folk horror and family drama, Incantation is reminiscent of Noroi: The Curse and Dark Wate r while still being a horrific entity of its own. Li Ronan, solidly portrayed by Tsai Hsuan-yen , is a single mother regaining custody of her ridiculously adorable daughter “Dodo”. Dodo has spent her first six years of life at a social services protecte...