Obsession (2025)
Modern horror seems increasingly incapable of actually frightening us. Films create uneasiness, explore psychological wounds, and offer familiar observations about human behavior, but genuine terror is another matter. Obsession is not particularly scary, either. However, it is a smarter film than many recent examples of the genre, because its central idea points toward something genuinely disturbing. The premise is simple enough. You cannot make someone love you. You can desire another person's affection, manipulate circumstances, or even attempt to compel their devotion, but none of these things will give you what you actually want. Love must be freely given. The moment you attempt to force it, you have already undermined the very thing you desire. I knew this was the film's central idea going in, and I confess I had little appetite for the experience. There is something deeply unpleasant about watching a story built around this sort of obsession, particularly when its concl...
