Blonde Venus has been high on my watchlist for over three years, so finally sitting down and watching this was so satisfying. the stories and narratives that pre-code cinema focused on were so interesting. marlene dietrich is mesmerising here, i love how much range she has here. she pulls off both vulnerability and composure here effortlessly.
this movie is actually quite a bit sadder than i expected from the blurb, and even if i don't love the ending entirely, i…
the short film, as an art form, is interesting to me in the same way that the short story is – how do you possibly fit everything in? well, you don't. at least, not in the traditional way. narratives are usually more focused on themes than plot, with conflict and resolution being truncated into something more symbolic. there's less space to create characters, so each second spent on them have to be more precise and intentional. i often feel like…
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so this is the movie? this is what everyone's been arguing about? to be completely honest, i'm a little disappointed. i was expecting to get more from this, something shocking, something worth talking about, but having finished Saltburn, i'm left scratching my head.
Saltburn is a dead movie. for all its competent cinematography and its vibrant colours, for all its decadence and extravagance, it strikes me as wholly uninteresting. fennell can't decide whether she wants to make Parasite or Pink…
as a huge fan of creatures, i was spoiled with all these funky lil fellas. a great one for creature fans out there :)
