Has Alex Garland Lost His Mojo?
We realize that what we are watching is not a puzzle but a pretense. A pretense that leads to a final sequence so obvious as to be laughable.
We realize that what we are watching is not a puzzle but a pretense. A pretense that leads to a final sequence so obvious as to be laughable.
The result is equal parts a Ruddy hagiography and a very cheap looking recreation of Hollywood in the late sixties and early seventies.
On the other hand, Meuse directs some of the most beautiful and heartfelt scenes ever captured between two men in love.
Great directors whose last film (or films - in John Frankenheimer’s case it’s sixteen!) was markedly inferior to the rest of their oeuvre.
the amazing gift of "Mildred Pierce" is that like "Baby Jane", it plays as drama and camp simultaneously, no dichotomy involved.
My Favorite Horror Movies ranked from number 50 to number 1. 1. Psycho, 2. Midsommar. 3. The Shining. 4. Alien. 5. Get Out.... Enjoy!