This film was beautiful. The cinematography felt to me as if I were in a dream, or witnessing one - the storyline was deliberately confusing and ambiguous at times, and I think this heightened the overall effect. It was equal parts tragic and endearing seeing Adam essentially revert back to his 12-year-old self while sorting through his childhood; particularly when he climbed back into his parents’ bed - that scene was incredibly moving. The rapid switches between his relationship with…
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Priscilla 2023
This film was undoubtedly one of the best I have seen in a while. I loved everything about it, but most noticeably, the subtle change in aesthetics as Priscilla and Elvis’ relationship transformed. We see it first through the rose-tinted lense of a young girl; innocent and wholly romantic. As the film progresses, there is less focus on the delicate, pink items Priscilla decorates herself with; rather, we see their searingly intimate interactions as she moves into Graceland, devoid of…
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X 2022
X struck a balance between eerie and aesthetically pleasing; this movie was both a pleasure and a horror to watch. The quiet, rural setting, continued from Pearl, only adds to the unease, and is best watched after the first film. I did find the storyline less gripping than Pearl’s, most likely because it wasn’t focused as much on the central female character. However, Mia Goth’s performance was riveting, doubly impressive due to her role as two slashers - the victim subsuming to violence, and the perpetrator past her heyday.
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