I talked over a lot of it and fell asleep at the end so make of that what you will
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The Substance 2024
Absolutely brilliant. Could have done without the last 20 minutes if I’m honest but the amount of references this film is pulling in is amazing. Dorian Gray, Death Becomes Her, Carrie, Cronenberg. Shifting the focus from the vanity over aging to the fear of women’s bodies broadly. Demi Moore is fantastic.
What really struck me was the claustrophobia of time. 7 days, the days counted through discarded syringe cartridges, the clock ticking but not necessarily ticking down but endlessly cycling…
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Nosferatu 2024
Gorgeous cinematography and use of lighting. I was impressed how close to the original it looked and felt. I think the score was good but wasn’t as prominent as I’d have liked and could have been used to better effect.
Main issue was that Nosferatu looked too much like Jim Carey as Dr Eggman. I don’t know why he had a moustache.
Didn’t inspire the same amount of tension and dread in me that Eggers usually manages which is surprising since the whole narrative is just anticipating the arrival of Nosferatu. But broadly I enjoyed it and liked it a lot.
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