A disillusioned grocery store employee's quest for life's meaning unravels into increasingly tragicomic situations as he stumbles through a violent and macabre, absurdist odyssey.
Twisting what seems to be obvious setups and frameworks is what sets the story structure of Squid Game apart. I appreciate that this narrative is complex but not complicated; an easy enough plot to wrap your head around while still treating the audience like an equal participant in this social commentary
Joker is a compelling, character-driven, psychological tale that has a message behind the madness.
‘Sexy Beasts’ promotes itself as different from other dating shows as being not appearance-based. This is true to some extent thanks to the special effects makeup. However, looks do still play a role despite the masks.
'Pariah' tells a powerful, mesmerizing, and unflinchingly honest story of identity.
This feels like the creative team wanted to make a body horror film, but the studio wanted to make another generic blockbuster.
Treated like a granter of wishes for those earning out of retelling the same tragedy, Marilyn looks like she's caged in different stages of trauma for us to stare at, instead of someone we’ve finally allowed to rest in peace.
