As someone who doesn’t frown at jumpscares, I actually enjoyed some parts of Rizal Mantovani’s Pusaka. Usually, one would think the use of tropes tarnishes a good horror, but Mantovani makes sure to use the tools in his arsenal to maximum effect. Based on an Indonesian weapon, Keris, the movie shows us the consequences of fidgeting with an ancient blade that is perfectly harmless when left alone.

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What happens in the movie?

Desperate to keep their company running, Nina and her group take a job for a rich family, surveying an old villa full of artifacts and turning it into a museum. It doesn’t sound too bad at first, but the group is given only three days to finish their work. The owner of the villa, Randi, greets the group and gives them a little tour before things go downhill. Randi’s sister Bian seems...