Wanted to be cynical about this one but it’s just impossible, which became evident to me very quickly. On paper it’s like 90% happy memories, shot with such profound sadness I have no idea how it even got to the production stage. The only thing more depressing than Paul Mescal’s face is Paul Mescal’s face obscured by the flimsy nature of memory and the weathering of time. Pauline at the Beach on DMT.