Night Carnage currently beats STRAW 57–43
Horror-action viscera edges out Perry's dramatic architecture.
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The Verdict Class of 2025
Churchill's set pieces in Night Carnage are built for maximum physical discomfort — the kills are elaborate enough to demand attention and blunt enough to prevent you from intellectualizing them. Perry's STRAW is constructed differently: the tension lives in conversations between family members making impossible choices, the kind of scene Perry has been writing for two decades and knows how to stage for emotional impact. Both directors understand their instruments. Churchill's instrument hits faster. Perry's hits deeper but requires patience the bracket format doesn't always reward. The lead says speed of impact matters here.
The Numbers
| Night Carnage | STRAW | |
|---|---|---|
| Head-to-Head | 57% | 43% |
| Overall Win Rate | 52% | 64% |
| Championships | 15 | 15 |
| Avg Decision | 1.1s | 1.4s |
Across the rest of the platform, STRAW (64% win rate) outperforms Night Carnage (52%). This matchup is the exception.
Where This Matchup Sits
Out of 47 2020s films on the platform, Night Carnage is in the upper half and STRAW at #5.
Elsewhere on the platform, Ballerina reveals where they differ: STRAW wins that matchup easily, while Night Carnage struggles with it.
Across tournament rounds, early-round voters and later-round voters disagree. STRAW gains momentum in deeper rounds, which suggests the more invested the voter, the more it benefits.
TMDB rates STRAW above Night Carnage (8.1 vs 0.0). This platform disagrees. The gap between mainstream reception and bracket preference is exactly 8.1 points wide.
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