TALK TO ME (2023)
“A fresh horror film worthy of talking about”
Read MoreWITHOUT FILM, SOMETHING SLEEPS INSIDE US AND SELDOM AWAKENS. THE SLEEPER MUST AWAKEN.
“A fresh horror film worthy of talking about”
Read More“She is master of the screen and drug me into the dusty distance”
Read More“I just hoped for more outright levity than the blood from a stone histrionic humor we pick out of the vomit and sandy crumbs”
Read More“A fascinating film that I didn’t love but I strangely admire.”
Read More“if you are just watching it for some new, interesting, or affecting kills, you won’t be disappointed”
Read More“trample on and chew up any enjoyment”
Read More“Don’t think, just watch.”
Read More“didn’t stick to my ribs”
Read More“COMPLETELY wasn’t for me”
Read More“revels in its insanity and blazes its own trail into an inexplicable immensity”
Read More“It is nauseating evangelism and ignorant anxiety fomenting in the guise of atrocious artwork.”
Read More“It is utterly ridiculous and it mostly steers into the absurdity rather than trying to ignore or skirt it”
Read More“A film completely based and manufactured off of a throwaway pitch that sounded “cool” but nobody progressed passed that.”
Read More“Such a fantastic and touching tale of the endurance of love and loss told over the years”
Read More“an elegant and somber triumph”
Read More“packs a dramatic punch while coyly slipping in some wry humor”
Read More“even if I did not love it, I cannot deny the sheer magnitude, will, and craft on display”
Read More“fanciful dallies between dry history and delusional panache”
Read MoreManic and poetic, narratively and visually. It is punk, it is hard steel with a soft lacy dress underneath, it is a rebellion against truth and lies and form and fashion - it carves its own weathered path through the rock of myth. It asks for no quarter and begs for no virtuous admiration. It is, bleak and severe as the embittered progeny of an inhospitable land.
The spotlight night travels were enchanting. The dps work was quite good. As was the acting from a smorgasbord of kind and quality. McKay solidified his passion filled physicality and determined acting prowess. He is a star on the come up.Yes, this isn’t a “true” account, but it is a wickedly alternative twist on a legend, and it popped in a delightful way for me.
A pretty generic romcom setup that struggles to get out of the gate. Eventually it hooks into a serviceable, if not pretty charming groove, but even at its height it still has some grating elements and can’t get out of its own way. I wanted to like this, seeing as how I like the actors and I thought the premise was cute, but it managed to have too many cringe worthy social situations, too many dickhead characters, it lacked in making an emotional connection for the majority, and it punched down instead of up where it could have swung.
The best parts of this film are pretty amiable, but they kept getting trumped by overwrought plotting or poor screenplay decisions/characters. It’s like it wanted to be more “teen ready” when it would have benefited from trying to appeal to an older audience. I didn’t hate the viewing, but it steered away from the path up the road to the shining hill and decided to drift off into cheesy stripmall nothingness.