wrongfully accused of being a psychosexual freak after talking about Crash (1996) one too many times.
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Crash 1996
well this was a double shot: I finally got to see one of my favourite films in cinema AND with an introduction from David Cronenberg and Howard Shore. the fact some people turned up to this having never seen Crash before is slightly fazing (thoughts & prayers with you guys), but I had a wonderful time.
many people try to read a commentary on desensitisation and modern apathy into Crash, which I understand. but to me, this film is an emotive piece…
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Captain America: The First Avenger 2011
was expecting to enjoy this less because I never cared for it growing up, but things change and I had a good time! as funny as it is to call something like this 'grounded', compared to what's to come with Thanos and all that, The First Avenger does feel more grounded — not in the sense of realism necessarily, but I guess personal stakes and character development. I shall now proceed to rewatch the Captain America films in a more logical (see: actual release/chronological) order and see if my thoughts change watching them that way, since I'm largely still unsure on Civil War.
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The Substance 2024
relentless. The Substance is uncomfortable from the get go, but what starts with breaths between waves culminates in a suffocating plunge underwater. despite this, it doesn't take itself too seriously either, making it a bitter, sarcastic, and sad blow of a kiss.
Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley are fantastic as two sides of a coin, as is the way they're framed. everything about Moore feels insecure, whereas Qualley is shot like a commercial, at least at first. the resulting blend…
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Children of Men 2006
well, this cut into me. a grounded piece of dystopian fiction, grit rubbed deep into its flesh. I want to call it prescient, but the scarier thing is if the premonitions people claim fiction was right on were not premonitions at all — just things that were already happening then, and are still happening now (just worse, or more).
the future Children of Men envisions feels like a thick and overbearing grey. it's de-stylised to the point it finds style again:…
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