A neo-noir dark comedy about two competitive, philosophically self-absorbed best friends who make an ill-conceived bet: The first person to meet, date, and successfully propose to a woman online wins $500.
If you've watched 'Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles', you are either someone who believes “nothing happens” in this three and half-hour film or you’re like me who believes everything happens.
Striving for validation. Let’s be frank….we ALL want to be successful. Whatever we put our efforts into, ideally it is to make it culminate in the best possible results across the board, especially when it comes to what career path we are pursuing. We WANT to excel, to shine, to advance, to be acknowledged. AND…let’s hope that we also wish to better everyone around us to boot. However, what occurs when those whom we initially put our trust in suddenly become a burden instead of a boon? Do we falter under the weight of rejection? Or STAND UP for WHO WE ARE?
The film seems like an extreme interpretation of the conspiracy theorists that exist in real life. And then, there’s the twist.
There’s enough evidence to insinuate that What We Do in the Shadows is intentionally queer-coded.
I Love You Forever, marketed as a “subversive” romantic comedy is in fact a painful horror film about a young woman deep in the throes of an abusive relationship.
The original Mothra is a fun monster movie that has way stronger lore, music, and special effects than most of its contemporaries.
