i’ve put off watching this until now bc i knew from several friends’ warnings that it would destroy me, and they were absolutely right. watched as the final film of a horror-themed triple feature today, this is the one that has made me feel most uncomfortable and existentially spooked – i could not stop crying the whole time and by the end of it i was shivering with a tightness in my chest and gut, feeling like this film saw…
damn who was the cinematographer for this she must be crazy skilled and beautiful and kind and have a drop dead gorgeous 1st AC who is kinda straight up goated with the sauce like thats just my gut feeling idk
Interview With A Hero left me breathless.
For a film that explores the aftermath of such horrifying history, I felt that the writing mastered the perfect balance of leaving things said and unsaid. Using the protagonist Chhay’s shadow puppet play, it poetically illustrates what he is too afraid to say aloud. Literally visual storytelling 🤯🤯
When Chhay chokes up while trying to recount his family’s experience during the Khmer Rouge regime, it felt so visceral as if I was also…
i spent the good half of last year frothing over this upcoming park chanwook film, so i hate to do this to my goat, but he’s set the bar so high for me w his previous films.
no other choice is an elaborate stage to showcase peak pathetic male pride – the main character would rather spend his time rolling around in wet leaves than get a real job that feeds his family bc there’s no way he should work…
