Watched in seattle.
It truly is one of my favorite movies and easily favorite of 2022.
This didn’t stand out to me in my first watching but it’s so encouraging and heartwarming and wonderful how much a part of identity and queerness and acceptance comes into play.
Plus the skill required to make this level of art is incredible!! The cinematography was absolutely beautiful, incredibly crispy. The choreography was truly beautiful and natural. The story was greatly done and felt…
Somewhat reminiscent of the short novel Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke.
Very much enjoy these short horror stories that unsettle rather than scare.
Genuinely a 6/5!
So many little motifs taken from other movies, def need to rewatch a bunch to get all the intertextual Easter eggs.
You know the saying in communications, “make the entry and exit the most catchy, no one remembers the middle bits”? This movie completely flips that on it’s head, with a middle meaty bit that genuinely enraptured me and had me noticing so many little things. While some argue the ending could be a little flat and…
Interesting that this was shot on video, really captures the early aughts aesthetic quite well and fuels the whole “oh everything is really wrong” aspect of the film, by making do with lesser tier capture mediums it reinforces the hardyness of the characters making do with what they can find.
Very mixed feelings about the third act. I understand why it is what it is but also, I feel it could have easily taken a much more interesting and less…
