Creepy, thought-provoking, but most importantly: where do I apply to live there? Ethical concerns aside, that house alone is enough to make me reconsider my career choices and aim for tech bro overlord instead.
Ex Machina is one of those films that reminds you that humans will always human, even when they’re not actually human. AI or not, power corrupts, manipulation is second nature, and self-preservation trumps morality every time. Given the opportunity, they'll find a way to turn the…
Blink Twice is an unsettlingly accurate reflection of what it feels like to be a woman in a world that constantly gaslights her into believing every form of (power) abuse is just in her head. A slow, creeping build-up that mirrors reality all too well, because abuse isn’t always instantly recognisable, it’s a series of small manipulations that leave you questioning yourself until it’s too late.
One of the film’s strongest moments? The row of identical outfits, stripping the women…
This was intense.
After the movie was done, everyone just sat there. Watching the white letters roll over the black screen. And after that, still some -like me- just sat there for minutes.
It was quiet. There was no laughing. No nothing except a sense of WTF did just happen to us? Like we all just survived this ordeal. Which, of course, also feels somewhat disrespectful and stupid, sitting safely in a movie theatre. But it makes you question how…
I remember everything.
Pure beauty. It's as simple as that.
It makes me want to be a teen again, falling in some kind of complicated yet intense love, and at the same time I'm so happy I'll never have to go back to that stage of life.
What a cruelty, what a beauty, what a film.
