The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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From Beyond
Horror · Science Fiction · 1986
The Resonator, a powerful machine that can control the sixth sense, has killed its creator and sent his associate into an insane asylum. When a psychiatrist becomes determined to continue the experiment, she unwittingly opens the door to a hostile parallel universe.
Movie details
From Beyond
“Humans are such easy prey.”
1986 Horror · Science Fiction 1h 25m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.5 / 10
Community rating
The Resonator, a powerful machine that can control the sixth sense, has killed its creator and sent his associate into an insane asylum. When a psychiatrist becomes determined to continue the experiment, she unwittingly opens the door to a hostile parallel universe.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over From Beyond?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Stuart Gordon
Written by
Dennis Paoli · Stuart Gordon · Brian Yuzna
Jeffrey Combs
Crawford Tillinghast
Barbara Crampton
Dr. Katherine McMichaels
Ken Foree
Buford 'Bubba' Brownlee
Ted Sorel
Dr. Edward Pretorius
Carolyn Purdy-Gordon
Dr. Roberta Bloch
Bunny Summers
Neighbor Lady
Bruce McGuire
Jordan Fields
Court is in session
Put From Beyond on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.