Glass Onion is on The Menu this Midsommar, but Don’t Worry Darling, we can Get Out of this town of Stepford Wives whether you’re Ready or Not
(i’m sorry i had to, i don’t even think this movie is like all of these combined or anything but that top review made me laugh)
okay…many, many thoughts. time to get serious.
the first half of this was super compelling. i still have to give credit where credit is due. when they…
i thought i would adore this but i just couldn’t feel very much for it. and for the record, i think this was shot beautifully. that second to last shot, with the upside down shadows, was so so so so incredible. but plot-wise, theme-wise, why didn’t this work for me?? what am i missing? i wonder about this below:
#1. i was bored ?!!! and it’s not because of the pacing, or my own struggles to focus. i think i…
if action movies aren’t like this, I DON’T WANT IT !!!!!
so much fun lmao, i love that they were completely unstoppable and were going to succeed no matter what. i love when a movie can be emotional and powerful but also extremely extremely silly and unhinged. very very stylized in a way that works super well and i don’t even know how it works. but it does !!! what a time 💥
idk stars yet BUT !! some thoughts:
- naomi ackie is sooooo pretty like oh my god
- i really loved when the aliens started freaking out and their eyes started glowing and they were all tentacle-y and monster-y. very fun.
- toni collette can do a horrified crying face like no other, she really was robbed of that hereditary best actress oscar
- big fan of the mickey 17/18/nasha scene. very very upset they didn’t actually have a threesome.…
upon this second viewing, i chose to watch with a critical eye. is this film a critique of ageism, ableism, and all the other insidious ways we demonize and dehumanize our own bodies? or does it revel in the spectacle, put it on display for the audience to mock and laugh and point and scream, much like the audience in the film upon seeing elisabeth’s monstrous form? i don’t know for sure, but i still adored this, and i find…
TIFF #11
without a doubt the craziest most batshit insane movie i’ve ever seen i loved every single second
