Text from a friend yesterday: "Some dude just sat down a bunch of kids in the first row of Nightbitch and just left the theater. He came back once to ask if they needed anything and left. It's wild to me."
I asked how old these kids were.
"I can't tell but two of them needed to hold his hand walking in. Like they came to see Moana 2 age. They are too far away to tell if they are uncomfortable, but I can't imagine they are even remotely interested in this horror movie about motherhood."
definitely isn't, I think Fish Jelly had a good take on it: black comedy with a central metaphor (and I think horror uses metaphor so damn often -- and that's why I love it -- there is definitely crossover)
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I watched it earlier today. Amy is great in it, really a wonderfully nuanced performance. Heller does okay. I think her style is a bit too bright and peppy for what this story communicates.
I kind of agree with the consensus. It holds back. It's tepid. Some interesting questions are raised about parenthood and about art as a profession, but it's all couched by facile and platitudinous "women are so powerful" musings. It's disappointing to think about what the movie could have been. It could have been so much darker and weirder and more interesting.
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