37 Reasons You Should and Shouldn’t Watch “We Need to Do Something”

Reasons Why You Should Watch We Need to Do Something:

1. You have a Hulu account.
2. You’re looking to spend 96 minutes watching something.
3. You like horror movies.
4. No, like, you LOVE horror movies.
5. You want a queer romance between two goth girls who look like those black and pink houses in Santa Monica.
6. You’ve said I love you to your girlfriend while she was casting a spell.
7. You have razor blade earrings to commemorate your time as a cutter.
8. Your dad was an abusive alcoholic and you want to relive that experience.
9. You’re trying to watch all 114 of Pat Healy’s IMDb credits.
10. You don’t like snakes.
11. You don’t like dogs.
12. You don’t like trees.
13. You don’t like tongues.
14. You’re friends with someone who worked on the movie.
15. You used to be dead.
16. You are dead.
17. You watched American Horror Stories and thought: I want more Sierra McCormick.
18. You’re happy to watch an entire movie for a handful of funny lines and one genuinely scary moment.
19. You feel guilty for ghosting that nice person you went on three dates with and you’re looking for a creative way to punish yourself.
20. You want a reminder that the pandemic could be worse
21. You’re trying to watch every movie released in 2021 with queer women characters, because you write for Autostraddle and are finishing up the best movies of the year list.

Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Watch We Need to Do Something:

1. You like realistic dialogue.
2. You like complex characters.
3. You like thoughtful plotting.
4. The queer storyline is somehow the worst part.
5. Vinessa Shaw can be seen in better movies like Eyes Wide Shut, Two Lovers, and 40 Days and 40 Nights.
6. You want to watch something enjoyable.
7. You don’t think queer girls should be traumatized for using witchcraft against a creepy boy.
8. You still have episodes of Yellowjackets to catch up on.
9. You think mental illness and self-harm should be taken seriously.
10. It might be nice to go for a walk.
11. Have you learned any card games lately?
12. Maybe there’s something fun happening in the news?
13. Sometimes when I don’t know what to watch I’ll revisit a movie or show I already love.
14. You can always read a book.
15. Wait, I’m being told this movie is based on a book, so be careful with that one.
16. You’re my friend and I care about you.

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