Heretic is basically an atmospheric comedy-thriller of religious questioning rather than a one-location horror film, specially in the first half of the film. Even though it may seem like a simple questioning of religion, I personally think it actually explores the simple things that people hold on to in this day and age in order to continue to exist through the conflict of “belief vs. disbelief” and “a battle of will vs. intellectualism and spirituality”.
And Hugh Grant going…
With all these cringey AI-generated TikTok trends out there, I think Wes Anderson just so happens to drop this masterpiece, arguably the most meta and layered film he’s ever done.
The setting, the dialogue, the play within a movie style, the cue cards dictating scene changes, as well as the stylistic flare have effortlessly come to fruition in Asteroid City. Even every shot looks like a bleached out postcard from the 1950s Arizona in its best ways possible.
A nuanced…
Truly captured the life of Hong Kong students... This story follows six secondary school students for over a decade to witness the agony and ecstasy of growing up during a turbulent time in Hong Kong. As they find their own paths, they come to terms with their family, their city, their future, and the making of this film.
This film has touched my heart in every way possible— the very different life these girls live with their unique, but common…
