«Starry Eyes» is as gory as it is corrosively cynical,
a supernatural mood piece that's equally influenced by the arthouse horror movies of David Lynch and Roman Polanski, and the grindhouse - ready Satanic Panic films of the»70s, like «To the Devil a Daughter,» and «The Devil Rides out.»
Set in 1981 and executed in a style recalling both European and U.S. indie
supernatural chillers of the late»70s and early»80s, the new film is a creepy
mood piece that falters only by telegraphing some of its jump scares.