Watched for an upcoming episode of Cinema Dual.
If I've learned anything about Cassavetes, it's that watching so much of it in so short a time is an emotional crush I can't do act this age. And hey, speaking about age, this movie feels like a summation of everything I've learned about Cassavetes as a filmmaker, taking a hard look at expectations placed on a woman, only this time under a slight horror lens, but ultimately with more hope than any of his others films I've seen to date.
Watched for an upcoming episode of Cinema Dual.
It feels like you endure a Cassavetes movie more than you endure it. I can’t recall a movie that felt so intimate, so voyeuristic. Again, one of the best films I’ve ever seen that I don’t think I can ever watch again.
More to come on the podcast.
I like to think that, with the exception of the controversial ending (which I'll get to in a moment) THE WITCH is what would have happened if Stanley Kubrick turned BARRY LYNDON into a horror move. An incredibly assured debut from Robert Eggers, THE WITCH is filled with a palpable sense of place, terrific performances, and a sense of purpose and direction in a film that is equally open to interpretation.
Banished from their puritanical community…
I was unaware the WRONG TURN series was already six deep in the franchise, with a seventh on the way. Probably because I had zero interest in what looked like another mid-2000s teen/TV star horror vehicle, a la every other movie starring someone from what was then called the WB. But WRONG TURN 2: DEAD END had two things going for it that intrigued me enough to check it out, despite not having seen the first…
