Pulse (2001)

Well, here's something you don't see every day -- an existential horror flick. Yeah, there's ghosts in this movie, but the real terror comes from the idea of an empty afterlife, an eternity of nothing. Solemnly paced and creepy as all get-out, it does get too slow for its own good occasionally and may be too vague for a lot of people (which might be why nobody's picked it up for American distribution). Still, if you appreciate the effect of the cerebral as well as the visceral and have a measure of patience, this'll stick with you in a way The Ring only wishes it could. (Side note: For some reason, Wes Craven is remaking this. That's one of the worst fucking ideas I've ever heard.)

Grade: B+