Dark Soldier wrote:
5. The Humans (dir: Stephen Karam, 2021)
A perfect embodiment of the A24 textbook, and as such almost a perfect embodiment of what I want from a film. Slow burning family drama, several generations all meeting at a daughter's new home to share lunch/dinner and to catch up, and as is always the case, things turn sour. Karam's first film as director and it is based off of his own play, which shows in the structure and flow of the film itself. Long lingering shots, out of focus, disorientating. It manages something which I find to be fascinating and I've rarely seen before - it turns the slowburn arthouse drama into a borderline horror film at times. Something which Cache and quite a lot of Haneke's work manages. Primarily done via sound (eerie bumps in the night, heavy footsteps from neighbours upstairs and a couple of 'jumpscare' moments which are really well done) mixed with a use of both light and dark as visual metaphor and mood piece. There is another visual metaphor that runs throughout which I found a bit heavy handed and is used way too often, but that's really the only slight I can give this. If the mood, atmosphere and creepy disjointedness of the whole thing doesn't grip you, you'll no doubt be bored shitless. Great performances by all concerned, especially Richard Jenkins and Amy Schumer. Will be on my list come end of year of topboy films innit. [9]
Paul the sparky wrote:Amy Schumer? Unwatchable
ShabbyMcCrabby wrote:Come True has been high on my list since you mentioned it last year Raz. Seeing as we're out of lockdown, the gf will be leaving the house to work so I should have lots more time to watch horror stuff than I did last year! Will make it one of the first watches
Raiziel wrote:ShabbyMcCrabby wrote:Come True has been high on my list since you mentioned it last year Raz. Seeing as we're out of lockdown, the gf will be leaving the house to work so I should have lots more time to watch horror stuff than I did last year! Will make it one of the first watches
I sincerely hope enjoy it. I think I’m obsessed with this film in a way I haven’t been obsessed with films since I was a kid. There is just something about it’s mix of story (it’s about dreams and dream imagery, which is my jam), visuals and music that speaks to me in a way film hasn’t spoke to me in years.
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