Comfortably the best documentary I’ve ever seen.
The way this ends is staggering; it will fundamentally alter your perception of humanity.
Comfortably the best documentary I’ve ever seen.
The way this ends is staggering; it will fundamentally alter your perception of humanity.
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
A lot of the physical stuff is fodder for theories abound in the depths of Letterboxd and Reddit so this review will not linger here too long. Rather it will summarise takes on some of the more abstract, subjective—what I’ll refer to as “metaphysical”—aspects of this film’s plot.
Mulholland Drive (2001) is Lynch’s ‘Hollywood’ film. It weaves two stories: one physical, one metaphysical, both intricate.
The physical story is that of Betty. This is the story of plot, twist, and…
This film sucked and I loved it.
Honestly blown away by this film despite how unenjoyable it was. Going into it I was expecting shite because this was the epitome of a sequel that didn’t need to, and shouldn’t, be made after the master stroke that was Joker (2019)—I figured this to be just another mindless cash-grabbing sequel.
Phillips’s first prank was putting a film like Joker (2019)—a nasty, dirty, tragic character study—in front of mainstream audiences under the guise…
A cinematic extravaganza! Undeniably spectacular. Extra half star for black sun alone.
Too long though. I love a long film but this is too much; too little is happening. Somehow an epic but with too few factions and characters to justify the runtime. Feels a lot like Denis spent a lot of money getting some beautiful shots then couldn’t stomach editing anything out.
Left this thinking the book is probably its ideal medium. *adds to read list*