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Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping Gabriel Bier Gislason’s Attachment into the ol’ VCR. 

I’ll openly admit that I’ve never been in a serious relationship. I’ve had little flings, crushes, the works, but I have yet to find my Mrs./Mr./Mx. And Attachment proves I haven’t found the one. 

You see, I’m a rather independent individual, and I haven’t found someone who I’m willing to live with, let alone battle a demon for. However, for Leah and Maja, that’s not the case. 

Attachment starts as every good horror movie does — with a nice little meet cute. Leah is an American tourist, and Maja is a Danish actor starring in a children’s TV show. One thing leads to another, and the two are soon smitten. 

It turns out Mother truly does know best. 

When Leah suffers a medical crisis, Maja decides to accompany her back to New York. It’s here that Maja learns Leah’s affliction might not be physical after all. 

Attachment could have been an ill-thought out play on the lesbian UHaul joke. Fortunately for us, it’s much more. Attachment is about relationships, both romantic and mother/daughter, and the sacrifices we make for those we love. Maja and Leah’s relationship isn’t exploited; it’s simply a story about two people in a relationship…and one happens to have a demonic entity vying for their soul. 

I went into Attachment with low expectations (again, I’ve been hurt before by dead lesbian syndrome, over the top LGBTQIA+ tropes, etc…), and I came out really impressed. I think it’s exceptionally well-done, and I was satisfied from opening to closing credits. I also haven’t seen many horror movies rooted in Jewish lore, but this is one of the best entries in the subgenre I’ve seen by far. 

“Is now the time to ask who did your stained glass windows?”

Love may allegedly mean never having to say sorry, but it does mean sometimes having to say, “Hey, babe, we need to do something about your possession.”* 

* Note: This isn’t a real quote from the movie, but it could be. 

Attachment is now streaming on Shudder.