NGL, kind of fucked up.
I just rewatched the original Wizard of Oz, which made watching this inexplicable and very strange. The film’s dark tone is heavy and kind of uncalibrated. The scene in which a headless Mombi awakens and chases Dorothy is legit scary. But it’s clear the entire film is made up of all odd parts that don’t quite fit together. That’s not to say it’s bad—the production design and effects are top notch. The clay mation of the…
It’s a feature length(well 60 minutes) Sailor Moon episode—you expect me not to love this??? Glad Chibi moon gets ejected from most of the film. The rest is your typically cute and fun sailor scout melodrama. Though, some imagery reminded me of Evangelion…Sailor Moon Christ.
Okay A24--we're done. No more of these half-realized genre pics, technical exercise, calling cards. May Under The Skin remain the only great film you've released(okay and Spring Breakers).
So what's wrong with Hereditary? It's cynical but not so obviously at first. The first half begins with quite an unexpected plot point and builds upon it with an eerie, grief felt, and almost at the edge of tears/laughter kind of atmosphere. It is refreshing that the film doesn't cheaply go for…
A24’s The 10th Kingdom
Lacks any sense of emotional element with any of its human or non-human characters. Just an ornate, auto-masterbatorial collage of “one-perfect shots”, polished and scrubbed of any texture or grit. It’s modern assumptions on the reality of the glories of medieval legends is obvious. Really slacking in the pacing department and then when we finally get to the typical fantasy/anthology film set-pieces, they lack any real sense of wonder. Never weird or sexy or provocative or thrilling. Bog standard choir score and all the forced & whispery performances one could take.
Just watch Conquest. You’ve been meaning to anyway.
