Y’know the whole “Would you still love me if I was a worm?” thought experiment? I propose a new one: Stream “Together” (now on Hulu!) with your partner, and then ask if they’d still love you after all of that. I’m a huge horror fan, but I'm also a total wimp when it comes to certain types of gore (if anything sharp gets within spittin’ distance of an eyeball, I am OUT). I couldn’t even make it through the trailer for “Together” without wincing away from its visceral spectacle of co-dependency — how two scared people congeal into one in the most literal sense. All brought to life through IRL married stars Dave Franco and Alison Brie, I might add. It's a nugget of trivia that adds some layers to their performances, enough to help me weather when things get less slimy — and, by extension, less interesting.
If this is your first time hearing about Michael Shanks' directorial debut and you aren't squicked out by body horror, i.e., visual effects engineered to make your skin crawl, stop reading here. "Together" is the kind of watch you're better off going into blind if you have the stomach for it. For those morbidly curious to learn more, read on for why "Together" deserves a spot on your watchlist. While you're at it, check out everything new on Hulu in January (between you and me, there's only one must-watch movie of the bunch).
