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Following one of the decade's most both optically and psychologically enticing films (Challengers) with another inside the same calendar year is a feat that only Luca is capable of pulling off right now. Pure pulsating emotion throughout the entire runtime, a film that methods dependence in previously unseen ways (from what I’ve seen anyway) - detailing someone's physical and subconscious addictions, the lavish and small gestures others make in order to receive human connection, and the inability to understand between…
Much can and has been said about the ongoing desensitisation to true crime, the continual-centred interest in real-life atrocious cases that frequently starts out as morbid curiosity and grows into voyeuristic obsessions with delving deeper and deeper into the lowest of human crimes. This is (and I don’t mean to exaggerate) an astonishing dissection of true crime superfan culture. continuous journey into the fall of a woman's psyche when everything else feels rudimentary and lonely - the grip of curiosity…
Since it was initially announced that Robert Eggers would be taking on the daunting task of reimagining NOSFERATU, following in the footsteps of visual masterminds Murnau and Herzog, I was sold. Not only because I revered Eggers in the first place, but also because I thought he would be an excellent "next up" if another contemporary adaptation were to be carried out. I was right to have confidence that this would be great - it’s fantastic, and I’m so fucking…
From the first 30 minutes, it's evident that this film has no interest in dealing with female self-perception and beauty norms with any subtlety; it's a provocation from start to finish that only grows in grotesqueness as the film progresses. Doesn't play it safe and throws you right into the deep end, propelled by absolutely revolting moments of Cronenberg-esque body horror and highly satirical punchlines that will either completely work for you or not. A sparkling tale on the exterior…
Sethsreviews reviewed and liked A Close Shave on Thursday Dec 12, 2024
Sethsreviews added The Primevals to his watchlist