And that’s why you shouldn’t do drugs.
This Substance is driven by an obsessive framing and editing style that’s impossible to look away from, and packed with claustrophobic closeups and a surprisingly fast pace for its runtime that delivered just about all the body horror you could possibly want.
Preying on the fear of aging, modern beauty standards, and medical gore galore, this film has some absolutely insane makeup/practical effects work. It takes some clear cues from both Carpenter…
Jane Schoenbrun is very quickly climbing up the list of the my favorite up-and-coming directors. This was a fantastic multi-genre showing that got under my skin and really touched me as a coming of age tale. It’s a dreamlike mediation on escapism entertainment and the prison of gender, and I was loving how heavy a topic of discussion the inherent queerness of the film was at the Q+A (weeks ago because finals are killing me rn but it was so…
Woah. Colman Domingo is just a treasure. Have not felt that hard in a while! The credits just hit you like a truck after the emotional rollercoaster these performances just took you on. All the Oscars in my heart to this ensemble cast and crew.
Easily my favorite out of last year. Been dying to watch this, but tbh it took a while for me to finally sit down with it. I guess I felt enough righteous anger about stuff…
Okay yeah I cried, this was pretty heartwarming and sweet. Also loving this modern trend of pushing 3D animation in much more painterly directions (glares at Shrek 5 teaser). More of this! I love that we’re getting animated family films about the crushing emotional weight of raising a child in this day and age. Whole time I was just thinking, wow, we’ve come a long way from Over the Hedge.
I think what I’ve learned is that all anyone really needs is a little tiny therapy cat.
Two A24 bangers in one week? We ATE…
Don’t know where to start. I don’t mean to sound dramatic or anything, but this was the most cathartic movie experience for me in a long time. It’s uplifting in a deeply cosmic way and it made meaning in my life for those two short hours in the dark theater. The whole multiverse plot device allows for so many absurd tangents and ridiculous subplots that I loved. It’s chaos, but if it…
