Charming/surprisingly lighthearted and fun for a horror/sci-fi/thriller-ish type movie. Conceptually, the idea this movie plays around with is one that has been done several times over, and while the themes can be on the nose (or obvious in a surface level type of type of way) — the situational elements added in the story keeps it feeling dynamic and new.
This is an ideal watch for folks dipping their toes into the horror/thriller genre, or who tend to be sensitive…
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The Substance: The Head and Guts it takes to make GREAT Art!
When I was 17, I went fishing with an uncle and two of my cousins. I was quite satisfied with my single modest catch, and my uncle then took me to a tabled area where he proceeded to show me how to cut the fish in a way that you could remove its head with all its organs still attached. That is when I saw THE bucket; a…
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I saw the TV Glow: A Analysis
I was blown away when I first saw this film. At one point in the film, there is a line that our main protagonist, Owen, says to Maddy, “this is the suburbs,” to imply there is no real sense of danger or anything wild happening in the story– and to a certain extent that is true. Homophobia, hate crimes, oppression of Queer people is not the focus of this film. What we experience,…
There’s likely going to be no shortage of praise for the acting, chemistry between leads, writing, cinematography, music– all the things for All of Us Strangers. For that reason, I simply want to share what it felt like watching this film.
Grief and a sense of otherness tends to be a common part of the Queer experience. Regardless of where on the spectrum one might land in that, there is a communal knowing when watching this film. This is a…
