Big fun. A delight. Renewed my optimism that maybe someday we’ll be able to go to the movies on the regular again for original stories like these.
Extra half star for Don Giovanni needle drop. Another psychosexual drama about three intermingled couples learning each other’s secrets!
Also I already have an astigmatism so could have done without all the halos.
Finally a movie that dares to ask what if Lina Lamont ended fascism?
(Enthusiastically) Inland Empire meets Showgirls meets The Room??
I am biased toward big stylistic swings. I’m very much a “you miss 100% of the shots you don’t take” kind of film watcher. The black and white scenes on Giedi Prime were my favorite, for this reason. Horrifying, beautiful, a taste of the sublime, that also builds on the lore.
I googled a bit the morning after watching. These scenes were shot in infrared, that’s why they look the way they do, which is a big risk. Supposedly when…
