2023 Directed by Brandon Cronenberg
While staying at an isolated island resort, James and Em are enjoying a perfect vacation of pristine beaches, exceptional staff, and soaking up the sun. But guided by the seductive and mysterious Gabi, they venture outside the resort grounds and find themselves in a culture filled with violence, hedonism, and untold horror.
Alexander Skarsgård Mia Goth Cleopatra Coleman Jalil Lespert Amanda Brugel John Ralston Jeff Ricketts Caroline Boulton Thomas Kretschmann Roderick Hill Adam Boncz Alan Katić Alexandra Tóth Dunja Sepčić Bogner Zijad Gračić Amar Bukvić Katalin Lábán Kamilla Fátyol Lena Juka Stambuk Kristóf Kovács Romina Tonković Hajnalka Zsigár Anita Major Gergely Trócsányi Géza Kovács
Hengameh Panahi Noah Segal Rob Cotterill Christina Piovesan Karen Harnisch Andrew Cividino Anita Juka Jonathan Halperyn Daniel Kresmery
Alexander Skarsgård Brandon Cronenberg Jeff Deutchman Emily Thomas Charlotte Mickie Michael Bloom Jonathan Halperyn Emily Kulasa Maria Zuckerman Ryan Heller
Matthew Chan Jill Purdy Alex Bullick Rob Bertola Jason Charbonneau Graham Rogers Paul Gosse Craig MacLellan Justin Helle
Topic Studios Elevation Pictures Film Forge Productions Hero Squared Celluloid Dreams Neon Téléfilm Canada Eurimages
Débordement, استخر بی انتها, Infinity Pool: Uncut
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hit it well out of the park for me, total nightmare and i can’t wait to watch it again UGH!!!
“JAAAAAAAAAMES”
(NC-17 cut—see comments for more info)
freaky, funny, goopy, gory, GREAT! a charred-black class satire, a speculative sci-fi, a fluid-filled horror, and an erotic phantasmagoria all at once. together, Alexander Skarsgård and Mia Goth explore the body's capacity to repulse and delight, to entrap and liberate. extreme close-ups of the leads' facial features envelop the frame; the lens purposefully distorts background characters' heads into orbicular blobs. in a world with (almost) no consequences, how far would the wealthy go in pursuit of pleasure? far enough to lose all semblance of humanity? duh, that's a given. and it's just the tip of the Cronenberg.
(ps. i saw Robert Eggers' name credited in Special Thanks and it reminded me about the unsubstantiated rumor that Robert Pattinson turned down Skarsgård's role. i know in my heart he wanted to do it, but the suits were like 'Rob honey if you wanna stay Batman you really gotta stop jackin' it in psychosexual thrillers')
A nepo baby makes a movie about a nepo baby, but unlike other nepo babies, B. Cronenberg seems to recognize the degree of his privilege and its this exploration of talent and self doubt via James Foster that makes the movie a treat to watch. A man who doesn’t fit in, whose only true skill is leeching off the elite and then is thrust into a hallucinogenic world of sex, drugs, and violence when he attempts to fit in. There’s a lot of moving parts, probably too many, but B. Cronenberg is slowly becoming a master at translating anxiety onto the silver screen—in this case the anxiety of being seen as a failure by the people around you, but more…
Alexander Skarsgard be like: “Mommy”
Mia Goth be like: “yes”
And then do a bunch of unhinged shit.
