The Fall of the House of Usher - Best Netflix Horror Movie Review

Image Source: Instagram Mike Flanagan, famed for his empathetic horror characters, surprises in "The Fall of the House of Usher," showcasing disdain for the rich and relishing their grisly ends.

[{"selector":"#anim-0fe89623-0939-4ebd-bd29-73e75b8dfdc7 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-01ac565c-f228-40d7-8fc1-d74af52e1abe","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b18d0c4a-fc77-4a42-9889-6aea345850cb","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 145.13349%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Image Source: Instagram This eight-episode miniseries, Flanagan's final project for Netflix, showcases a shift from his usual spooky, introspective horror to a more vehement and discordant tone.

[{"selector":"#anim-f039ba5b-4583-48ff-b2d8-676f7f989a58 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-eb6e888b-0b74-4567-9586-ac1d0f32f75d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-035fb660-2bc1-490d-a10c-c4a49e1a94f5","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 145.13349%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Image Source: Instagram The series ingeniously weaves Poe's themes with current events, depicting the Usher family as Sackler proxies, revealing their ruthless pursuit of wealth.

[{"selector":"#anim-fa610621-bdde-4ef6-9ba4-1881681227e9 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3eb19ff1-d415-436f-82fc-584edee261df","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c4a6ed06-1d91-489e-8411-1fa6fb6c3b1c","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 145.13349%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Image Source: Instagram "A Midnight Dreary," the first episode, sets up a complex narrative with flashbacks, flash-forwards, and shifting perspectives, establishing the depth of Usher's intentions.

[{"selector":"#anim-4c8b8334-6655-49cb-a07a-ac531d1a75c7 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5de91a6a-37be-43d0-8328-beed5db9f729","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c1d0173d-2794-423c-b65d-93a8d83e5e1f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 144.35831%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Image Source: Instagram Each subsequent episode aligns an Usher family member with a specific Poe work, exposing their vanity and cruelty in vivid, sometimes campy ways.

[{"selector":"#anim-a7ce1e47-bf31-47f1-a095-e093200208d6 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-43ec462c-7a38-4480-8d46-fd8096af5c7f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e56da284-f8a8-4432-b09e-efa43e7d2131","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 145.13349%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Image Source: Instagram The Usher children, shaped by their wealth and power, are thoroughly unlikable characters, and the ensemble cast embraces the opportunity to portray their absurdities.

[{"selector":"#anim-8fdc4f6b-0ae7-4233-9a07-f8ed9f18b277 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-89d8919a-d934-4f73-bf82-fb051469d1d5","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7c60222d-0564-439a-8ec2-291a24be69cf","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 169.78320%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Image Source: Instagram Carla Gugino and Mark Hamill stand out in their roles, providing a balance of chaos and intensity to the series.

[{"selector":"#anim-aceeb735-7af9-41e6-a6cf-f17834e6c9d8 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ab9b47f3-409a-4ff9-a74e-66d70634d5f9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d4a60077-e1df-4026-9ba5-147dc332c91c","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 145.13349%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Image Source: Instagram The series maintains a frenetic pace, using heightened theatricality, from sound design to set decoration, to emphasize the rarity of the Usher family and their inhumanity.

[{"selector":"#anim-784398ed-df4c-47a6-9cea-bd30ff6cb739 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-887f033b-019b-4a7d-aff6-eac3ae93a72b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0b990957-fa60-4052-bc31-51c2264b187e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 143.24788%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Image Source: Instagram " The Fall of the House of Usher " explores the caustic effects of unchecked ambition and corporate success, raising questions about amoral accomplishments unique to America.

[{"selector":"#anim-53776a9f-919c-4603-b959-078131ac9d32 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0f8e8682-9ade-4fd6-acb7-5aceee8a1a5d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f200f647-dfee-48d8-a0b3-10edb3697464","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 145.13349%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Image Source: Instagram The series offers a critique of unchecked affluence and corporate monopolization, making its social commentary as relevant as the anger coursing through its story.

[{"selector":"#anim-d41bdcfa-4e41-4f8b-9851-e87fc2c194b7 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f29d4adc-6fd1-4394-a2ad-2e31ed95a70f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-83adcf63-b77d-462b-9bff-c24b5163b6b1","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 154.49736%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Image Source: Instagram Flanagan's previous work focused on the meaning of fear, but "Usher" shows he can be motivated by fear and gore when it serves his purpose.

[{"selector":"#anim-a35f933a-73d9-43fd-b1f5-750c4d67cf16 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1791a10f-f0ec-486e-9445-2e289a046b82","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d7de3d90-efae-4f1f-abea-44f98a9a2d0f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 144.35831%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Image Source: Instagram Unlike Flanagan's previous Netflix series, "Usher" denies its main characters any empathetic resolution, offering catharsis to viewers through its relentless satire.

[{"selector":"#anim-fc1ad6bf-ff0c-4443-be46-fb1b31c1a974 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ec6569fb-4680-4369-9cf3-cda60f4bec5e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-198fab07-9021-44d9-9bd0-3fd66246c1a8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 144.35831%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Image Source: Instagram "The Fall of the House of Usher" signifies the conclusion of Flanagan's Netflix chapter, showcasing his transformation as a storyteller who uses horror for self-discovery.

[{"selector":"#anim-af27911e-cbc1-490d-9f1f-e115aecf4b66 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b0488d5a-26b6-43c6-8c6e-50a7bf6180f7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-76725ef5-c432-42fe-aa8f-030a51aef7de","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 145.13349%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Image Source: Instagram The series leaves behind a lasting impact, resonating with its audience as a tale of retribution and a commentary on the power dynamics of the ultra-wealthy.

[{"selector":"#anim-2c7e6379-829b-47ee-92d1-299c0a894049 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9252debe-ad0f-4306-a2cf-53fdd158c9d5","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c78b1173-90b1-479f-932d-6d1fda9123ef","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 154.49736%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Image Source: Instagram Flanagan's exploration of fear, wealth, and human nature in "Usher" serves as a dark and memorable conclusion to his Netflix collaborations.