I hope someone will understand what I’m about to say..
But to me, this was the film alternative to the Eurovision Song Contest. High camp, bright colours, jarring visuals, out-there costumes! Waiting On A Wish would win (mostly likely Sweden!) Princess Problems? NIL POINTS.
BABYLON (2023):
Is this a love letter to cinema or a suicide note? I think framing Babylon as a love letter to Hollywood is a big mistake, Babylon is a hate letter to Hollywood. Considering the film begins with a literal pile of shit. Physically and metaphorically. It’s loud, it’s brash, it’s colourful, it’s outrageous and it’s so Damien Chazelle.
The high-energy, crazy times are fun, however the screenplay knows when to take it to the brink of going off the…
