I feel that this film had a lot of potential. My first reaction to seeing this was that I enjoyed it. And to it's credit I did have a fun time viewing it. It had jokes I felt landed just right and some aesthetically pleasing shots and set design. The romantic subplot was cute but ultimately shallow. And the whimsical nature of the society provided a fun world to explore. But elsewhere there were scenes that felt cheap, or at…
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The Peasants 2023
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What a uniquely beautiful film. First of all, the obvious. The art style this movie takes is insane. The oil painted nature of every scene dances with life, even in the stillness. Admittedly it can take some time for your eyes to adjust; but I believe the way this visual style heightens the uneasy intensity of it's narrative, as if the world itself is simmering, more than makes up for any shortcomings it may have. The story itself is one…
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Infinity Pool 2023
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Boy is 2023 starting off with a bang! I had so much fun with this Infinity Pool. The premise of tourists being forced to watch their own execution as payment for their stupidity creates exactly the deranged atmosphere I want from a psychological horror like this. There are several genuinely unsettling sequences with some clever bits of dark humor sprinkled throughout. And I really liked how the plot takes this concept and approaches it from the view of people taking…
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Saltburn 2023
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One of my personal contenders for best picture of 2023, Saltburn is at once one of the most unsettling yet most visually appealing films of the year. Everything from it's aspect ratio to it's lighting screams style. Barry Keoghan is brilliant as the titular Oliver Quick, easily making this one of his best works to date. His acting mixed with the writing and direction from Emerald Fennell combine to make one of the most hypnotically diabolical villains I've seen in…
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