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Rickey A. Mossow Jr. (689 KP) rated Relic (2020) in Movies

Jul 14, 2020 (Updated Jul 14, 2020)  
Relic (2020)
Relic (2020)
2020 | Drama, Horror
7
7.4 (5 Ratings)
Movie Rating
A Little Something Different
Sometimes horror movies aren't about the jump scare, the killer hunting its prey, or the gory violence. Sometimes it's about the horrors we face in our lives on a daily basis, both personally and through those around us. Relic works beautifully as a horror movie. Sure, the place is slow and as the story unfolds you don't think to expect much. You're not scared so much as waiting through most of the film. Waiting for something to happen. Waiting to see how it will unfold into this frightening moment to give you that fix of scaredness you're jonesing for. The first hour plods along, unfolding the story. Then, the final 30 minutes quickly hits you with the climactic final scenes, culminating in one of the grotesquely emotional and beautiful final scenes I've ever seen in a horror movie. And maybe that's the point. Maybe the true horrors in life aren't men In masks. Maybe the truly scarring things we face just slowly grind day to day with us as we go through our mundane, everyday lives. They're always there, in the background and the back of our minds, waiting for their moment. And, in the end, we can choose to embrace the unstoppable and unchangeable or allow it to haunt and destroy us.
  
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ClareR (6054 KP) rated Making a Psychopath: My Journey into 7 Dangerous Minds in Books

Nov 8, 2020  
Making a Psychopath: My Journey into 7 Dangerous Minds
Making a Psychopath: My Journey into 7 Dangerous Minds
Mark Freestone | 2020 | Crime, Philosophy, Psychology & Social Sciences
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
This was such an interesting glimpse into the minds and motivations of psychopaths, and also made me realise that there is most certainly no such thing as ‘one size fits all’. I also learnt that we bandy this word ‘psychopath’ around and we don’t always use it correctly. Generally speaking, psychopaths are people who have no remorse or worries about using and abusing people. They have no feelings of guilt over their actions.

This was a fascinating look at seven very different people (six men and one woman), and looked at how they used different kinds of violence and manipulation to get what they wanted.

This also looks at rehabilitation and whether it’s actually possible - which surprised me. I had thought that there was no chance of that at all. I shouldn’t have judged though, because all people are different, and that applies to those diagnosed with psychopathy as well. Some will never be able to rehabilitate, but there are those who want to be able to live their lives out of an institution.

I’ve said this a lot, but this really WAS interesting, insightful and informative, and I very much enjoyed it.
Many thanks to The Pigeonhole and the author, Mark Freestone, for reading along and adding clarifications to us readers, as well as answering our questions!