The sophomore film from Coralie Fargeat is a winner but will most likely be too disgusting for a good amount of viewers. I felt thrilled, elated, disgusted, and even attacked at times. Art for art’s sake, and The Substance is a piece that will stun if you engage with it on its level.
Under the surface of the film is something so deeply personal that it adds a simmering tension, making the fear and violence more palpable.
Anthology films are a fun but uneven beast, which makes V/H/S/Beyond all the more impressive for remaining consistently entertaining and eerie throughout.
Those ready to tear Gary Dauberman’s film apart are going to have plenty of opportunity to do so, particularly with the deviations the film takes from the novel. I just wanted a fun vampire movie that resembled the novel and I got that.
A simple setup, but Chris Sanders’ film offers nothing simple in its delivery.
“When does an empire die,” asks Fundi Romaine (Laurence Fishburne). “When people no longer believe in it.” Coppola is asking you to believe in film again, even if he’s got to drag audiences kicking and screaming into the future to secure their faith.
I’ve stuck with Tim Burton a long time, often to my own detriment. The director seemed to run out of…
Your dad, uncles, and grandparents will love it. You just need to direct them to the right streaming service. Watch along because you, too, may come to love Costner’s sprawling vanity project.
ALIEN: ROMULUS is a solid movie, mostly bogged down by its slavish need to reference all other films in the franchise. Remove all of that crap and you’ve got one of the best Alien films all around.
The entire reason to watch this movie – it’s fun.
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