I really wanted to like this movie more because it really captures the quiet of folktales or fairytales, which are often barren of dialogue, achieved but the moments of quiet and non-verbal sounds (animal and human). The location is also breathtaking. And while the actors, namely Rapace, are amazing in their silences, it is the animals that surprised me the most. The film somehow pulled empathy from me so easily for the animals in ways that even the talking animals…

Very promising premise and some of the most unique "will forever be stuck in your head" images I've seen in a long time, however this film could have used some marinating or rewrite. While its approach to cosmic horror truly understood why the genre is so captivating--the silent dread and chaos, the insignificance of us (humans), the indifference of the universe and the beings that govern it--the last act of the film, I felt, worried more about having a resolved…

The film was made well and I appreciate that it illuminated the lives of an unrepresented community and the ball culture. Yet, the choice to enter this (queer) world mainly, if not only, through the perspective of a white, cis, male character made me a tad dissatisfied. I have to admit, there were a couple of moments where the film shifts in perspective and gaze but it felt insufficient. I had hoped for a narrative that follows the perspective of…