well acted, schematically well thought out for a sci-fi leaning film, and was generally a fun time! i think the film asked all the right questions and didn't drag in its exposition. Robert Pattinson and Naomi Ackie are all we really need in this world (or another one) anyways!
i think looking to this as a follow up to a film like Parasite will lead to something of a letdown, and i don't identify these two movies as attached at…
even if the themes are a bit on the nose in moments, it's a fun time. do I enjoy the layers of respectability politics here? no, but they don't kill the film, either
A Woman Under The Influence of John Waters
(I just love the commentary and slapstick nature of this story, you see how this film and JW's body of work have influenced so much cinema. for this to be a late 70's/early 80's film is so cool! and Divine!!!! the emotional center and tour de force that made this film, justice for Francine Fishpaw!)
films like this remind you of the possibilities of filmmaking and what someone can say with 1-3 hours of media. this film feels so perfectly 90's (the color palettes, the lingo [so absurd it almost feels cartoonish how well it's nailed], the wardrobe, all the way down to the SoCal setting). it's violent, it's brash, it's progressive and punk in its own way. Nowhere feels like a perfect encapsulation of how to educate and affirm a growing generation about sexual…
