I often struggle with found footage as a genre, but this is top tier in its category.
2 set pieces in particular really reach into the most primitively terrifying imagery possible and bring it to life.

I need to watch this again to fully absorb this. But definitely a masterclass of surrealist dread while simultaneously bringing a sense of everyday realism that David Lynch would be proud of.
A beautifully tragic portrait of the sadder repercussions of Japan's culture of emotional suppression.

I felt stronger emotions for a rock than I have for the human characters in most other movies.
This year's top 2 love story arcs have now been between a scientist and a rock; and a giant naked infected zombie and a man covered in iodine. 2026 saving cinema.

Pretty sure Guillermo del Toro was artificially brought to life to direct this film.