My favorite thing about this film is how it juggles so many tones seamlessly; it’s funny, sexy, disarming, tense, pensive, and devastating.
Each act is so distinct that it more than justifies its length and defies reductive categorizations of screwball, one crazy night, class parable, etc. It’s got a New Hollywood stylistic sensibility, but Baker’s interest in the American experience of today is clear. This is notable in a moment when good directors would rather work in period than play…
I can’t really think of any other weepy romantic dramas from the past few years that are this well-produced but also so thematically restrained. It’s a movie that wants to be about the little moments that with brief exceptions only shows the big ones. To me this results in them not always feeling like a real couple. That said, the casting/performances are great, and it builds to an undeniably effective conclusion.
Also, it’s so refreshing that Garfield’s character is emotionally…
Had so much fun with this. People who don’t watch Italian horror are missing out and I love having my interests validated by modern riffs. Also, I want to say that it’s okay to appreciate great psychological horror and jump scares. I don’t know who started the narrative that jump scares are lazy or distracting, but I like them as long as they're effective. And I’d take this style of fun horror over trauma-obsessed ‘elevated’ horror nine times out of…
Bumping this one up to 4 stars because I’m still thinking about it two months later. Accused honestly might be one of the scariest movies I’ve seen, and even though it’s very stressful, its use of genre constraints/expectations allows it to be fun too. This is also how I like my social commentary in genre movies. It’s critiquing news/social media, cancel culture, and xenophobia, but never slows down to allow that to take over the experiential aspects.
What has surprised…
