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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The Faculty
Horror · Science Fiction · 1998
When creepy things start happening at Herrington High, the students begin to suspect that their faculty is being controlled by body-snatching aliens.
Movie details
The Faculty
“These six students are about to discover their teachers really are from another planet.”
1998 Horror · Science Fiction 1h 44m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.6 / 10
Community rating
When creepy things start happening at Herrington High, the students begin to suspect that their faculty is being controlled by body-snatching aliens.
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 The Faculty?
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.
Taste neighbourhood
Nearby on the taste map.
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The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Robert Rodriguez
Written by
Kevin Williamson · David Wechter · Bruce Kimmel
Josh Hartnett
Zeke Tyler
Elijah Wood
Casey Connor
Jordana Brewster
Delilah Profitt
Clea DuVall
Stokely 'Stokes' Mitchell
Shawn Hatosy
Stan Rosado
Laura Harris
Marybeth Louise Hutchinson
Robert Patrick
Coach Joe Willis
Court is in session
Put The Faculty 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.