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"Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, a married couple buckles under pressure when an actress arrives to do research for a film about their past."
I need to collect my thoughts after this one but it's definitely in the top few films of the year. It's a calculating, cold psychological drama that creeps up on the viewer and leaves some very interesting questions in their head.
Moore, Portman and Melton are all terrific. Haynes' directing and use of mirrors / symmetry is great and he seems to channel his inner Bergman at times, specifically 'Persona'.
Lots of symbolism with graduation and the metamorphosis of butterflies. I went in to this film completely blind and was left feeling extremely rewarded.
'May December' (2023)
"Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, a married couple buckles under pressure when an actress arrives to do research for a film about their past."
I need to collect my thoughts after this one but it's definitely in the top few films of the year. It's a calculating, cold psychological drama that creeps up on the viewer and leaves some very interesting questions in their head.
Moore, Portman and Melton are all terrific. Haynes' directing and use of mirrors / symmetry is great and he seems to channel his inner Bergman at times, specifically 'Persona'.
Lots of symbolism with graduation and the metamorphosis of butterflies. I went in to this film completely blind and was left feeling extremely rewarded.
8.1/10
