After watching a whole bunch of Yorgos Lanthimos movies, I kind of got used to the Greek Weird Wave style, where people in a movie are talking without any emotions.
Therefore, on second viewing, I did not get distracted by this aspect of the movie Apples and I could fully enjoy the brilliance of this work.
If you are watching the movie, you would guess it might have been inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic, but it was actually shot before.…
This film doesn't get the best ratings, so you'd say: ignore it. However, my intuition said: this might be an interesting film after all.
Sometimes you just have to listen to your intuition.
It's a slow, but (indeed) interesting film about the supernatural. Does such a thing exist? What does it do to people?
The film (deliberately) doesn't answer the first question, and that's great. Let everyone have their own opinion.
The second question is investigated extensively throughout the film.…
I can't think of any horror movies I ever saw that were as horrifying to watch as some scenes in this movie.
I feel sick now.
But if I have to be frank. This might just be one of the best movies I have ever seen, even if it was such a difficult watch.
In the beginning I had no idea where the story was going. I guessed right about what had happened before, but the story actually went into…
Once upon a time you stumble upon a 'perfect' film. This most certainly is one.
The story is about class differences. Not about its origins, but about the dynamics within a household, especially when you start to question unwritten social rules and expectations. It makes you wonder why people expect someone to behave in a certain (different) way, instead of treating them as an equal.
It takes time for people to think differently, to change in a positive way. You…
