good bad: repo the genetic opera. the actual movie is amazing and funny with a great soundtrack, but it is pretty strange and relatively low budget bad good: the neon demon (this is a hot take). it tries too hard to be ‘art house’ horror and falls flat for me. just really boring
Jul 17, 2024

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wow, Neon Demon is my favorite from Refn. I hated Only God Forgives but I want to give it another shot
Jul 17, 2024
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lucius the direct quote from my letterboxd review was ‘basically just an assortment of skinny girls looking morose for an hour and forty minutes‘. i’ve never seen only god forgives though, might have to check it out
Jul 17, 2024
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paperpendragon most Refn films could be described as 'an assortment of people looking morose for an hour and forty minutes'
Jul 17, 2024
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