Onslaught

9/11/2026

Watched [08](https://letterboxd.com/fixateandbinge/diary/for/2026/09/08/) [Sep](https://letterboxd.com/fixateandbinge/diary/for/2026/09/) [2026](https://letterboxd.com/fixateandbinge/diary/for/2026/) With **ONSLAUGHT**, Adam Wingard's follow-up to his slick 2014 actioner **THE GUEST**, the magic — as is so often the case with sequels — fails on nearly every level to connect. Even the addition of Dan Stevens in a supporting role as septuagenarian Hans Kimmler — a character who appears to be an amalgamation of Josef Mengele and Dr. Strangelove — fails to land. In fact, given the character's parodic underpinnings, he might have worked better in a comedy. The set-up seems oddly familiar: genetically engineered super soldiers escape a nearby military bunker and go on a pointless killin

10/7/2026

"WATCHING!": 7/10 This movie is a trip. I'm quite enjoying it. I absolutely love Dan Steven's ridiculous villain character. I'm midway through. I'll update this when I'm done. -- "WATCHED!": 4/10 Yeah, no. It goes from being an entertaining trip, to just being stupid. I enjoyed the final showdown, but still, everything in-between and after, is just stupid. See now, what should have happened, is the complete destruction of human life in America. The corrupt government would have kept churning out coverups as they butchered their way across the American heartland, until literally everyone in America was dead, including all members of the government. That's the canon second half of this movie: Total annihilation! Fatalities, everywhere! Why give me this spe

10/12/2026

This movie has no right looking this gorgeous. It's stylized and gritty and it is both relatable in that the characters behave mostly like people and in the same time hyper-idealized because the bad guys do not. The effect work is lovely, the settings are gorgeous and the plot is utterly ludicrous. I did enjoy this thoroughly and I highly recommend it to everyone.