Bring Her Back [Review]

A lot has been made about the "horror movie as metaphor for grief" trope that’s so popular right now. Films like Hereditary, Nope, The Babadook, Smile, and to some degree Longlegs come to mind. But let’s be real—this is an overreaction. Every year, hundreds of horror movies come out, and the vast majority have nothing to do with grief. It just feels like a way for people to dismiss the actual subject matter of the movies they’re watching. (This happens a lot on the internet.) Bring Her Back, though? It’s a tristesse on grief—an unflinching look at how, if we stop fighting, grief will drown us.