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Babygirl 2024
I’m writing about the movies I watch this year.
Babygirl is stuck somewhere in the gap between a psychosexual character study and a straightforward thriller. While its characters are specifically-drawn and compelling, Babygirl’s addiction to plot-centric twisting and turning hold it back from ever really examining who these people are. That’s a shame, given the performances; Kidman is very good, and Dickinson’s off-beat, subtly self-consciously smirking performance almost convinces you this is a great movie. Sadly, they’re both abandoned by…
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Longlegs 2024
Longlegs is a deeply evil movie, and not in the way it wants to be.
Despite a promising first half and some bleak imagery, behind the glossy veneer of slow burn, prestige horror lies a profound emptiness of novel ideas or frightening moments, which amounts to a disastrous third act that can only make you go, “Was that it?”
Longlegs inundates you with standard prestige horror fanfare - vague chapter titles, a changing aspect ratio, low drones and ambient choral…
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