But that was all to come; the pleasures of the First entry are uncomplicated, rooted while in the authenticity of its ’70s environment, the grounded performances by Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga and Lili Taylor plus the assured route from James Wan (notably his execution of 1 of the single greatest leap-scares in modern memory). (For more horror,

The voice performances are wonderful (with Ewan McGregor, Christoph Waltz and Tilda Swinton the standouts), the established pieces are jaw-dropping (specially the staggering whale sequence) as well as cease-motion animation is gorgeously specific, an proper match of matter and kind — the film by itself appears to be as lovingly handcrafted as Gep