Bong’s best films are about the planet that we actually inhabit. I was worried when someone said the closest comparison to his previous work was okja, but I tried to be optimistic because I like the premise and I really wanted him to have a smash hit.
The prelude is very good. The rest honestly is drivel. I think the biggest problem is Mickey is the only interesting character. All the rest are archetypes thatve been done a thousand times…
You're telling me they let greta gerwig lead the Cannes jury before she's even made a good movie?? #washedfestival
Free to stream (PW: _SCREENER_)! Released in pandemic times, so consider throwing something the directors way (Venmo: @AdamLevett). He was very kind when I reached out asking where to watch and even provided the original, longer cut (PW: submission).
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As far as an actual review:
This definitely isn’t for everyone. It’s pretty abstract/non-narrative/non-linear but actually not as out there as the trailer suggests (this was a bit disappointing but honestly I like the fact that it speaks to the unspoken…
“I feel this urgency to keep making things while I feel I haven’t let go of the person I was in college because I know at some point I will. My dream is to always make movies about something that I’m close to.”
— Cooper Raiff
Well..shit.
CR’s instincts as a writer/director/actor have unfortunately, at a minimum, not progressed since Shithouse. Getting a ton of money and resources of course meant that the production value of this effort was much…
