"to the academy members please give robert pattinson both the best actor and best supporting actor award!"
Director Park Chan-Wook, and also me
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Eiko Ishioka is the greatest costume designer of all time and it's a shame we didn't get more of her work! I have wanted to watch this since I was haunted by the trailer as a tween and I finally watched the VHS I found in the vestibule of my friend's apartment. Kinda wish I had watched on a CRT, or had a high quality DVD for my TV screen. Tarsem visuals never fail but I think they might have…
Maybe my favorite movie of the year????? God bless Henry Selick
Really intrigued by my reaction to this versus when I saw Paterson back in 2016. I was filled with anxiety at the mundanity of his routine, I kept thinking something terrible was about to happen. (Caveat--I loved Paterson! One of my all-time favorites.)
Whereas Perfect Days filled me with such a sense of peace, inspiration, and happiness.
I'm not sure if it's because I'm older, or because I've lived through the COVID pandemic, or because I am so sick of…