Reviews about the house
The House is Netflix's debut new release for the year. This stop-motion miniseries tells three stories in one sprawling home. Each director directs a short, but all share a similar sense of dreadfulness and spookiness.
Nexus Studios' latest anthology The House is another in a long string of projects produced by the UK-based company. They also brought us Billie Eilish’s animated Special Happier Than Ever. Its three-hour chapters each cover different aspects of the same house, in separate parts.
Chapter one is set in 1900s. It tells the story of a poor family who moves into a house that seems to bring evil luck and bad luck to its inhabitants. This slow-burn story has a Wes Anderson feel. The stop-motion aesthetic is also reminiscent of Ray Harryhausen films like Salad Fingers, Fantastic Mr. Fox and Salad Fingers.
The House is more than a dark comedy. It's an arthouse miniseries that challenges you to think. The House does this in a surprising and often rewarding way.
It's a dark, creepy, humorous, disturbing, and hopeful piece of cinema that will stay with you long after the credits roll. And it's certainly worth a watch, with its engrossing story beats and modern stop motion animation.
The House is a stop-motion film that has a lot of visual appeal, aside from its shock value and gallows humor. Every chapter is exquisitely detailed, from each story's flocked figurines to the felt characters.
The look of The House is a nice throwback to the 1980s Epoch Sylvanian Families series, and it's a welcome sight for fans of stop-motion animation. The felt characters of chapter one offer an almost cozy vibe that adds to the dread, while the lifelike characters of the second chapter are a treat for stop-motion film lovers.
The House isn’t perfect, despite its beautiful visuals and well-written story. It's not able to overcome minor weaknesses in its stories. These often substitute the surrealist for more logical elements. Additionally, the ending is unsatisfying and uneven due to the use of sarcastic humor at just the right moment. This film is still worth watching for fans of stop motion animation and dark comedies.