Reviews

I love how after the experiment gets started, it seems to be working for some reason: our middle aged dads become their "best" selves, which is just a reflection of their own personas minus some limiting beliefs and fears that keeps them from taking advantage of their own potential. After a while, however, it becomes a justification for self destruction. It's interesting to watch how slowly they are driving to the highway to hell. After a while, they can't remove their foot from the gas pedal.

Alcohol was never meant to be processed by human bodies.

Let's keep in check those demons, shall we?

I can't believe this film was centered on the narcissist, self obsessed, stupid, immature, lame man child. I was craving for HER perspective on a unplanned and unwanted pregnancy, not the lame husband's!!!!! What a disappointing approach. Yes, being nurturing is not on every woman's DNA, but it lacked more substance that really supported this message. I can't believe everyone in the film gaslights Claire even though she didn't want to be pregnant in the first place!!!! Wow. I thought French were more progressive but I was so wrong. Avoid at all costs

Since I saw it, Hallelujah resonates in my head with the Swiss alps and our character's struggles in the background. Amazing social critique. For me is representing Teenage freedom: anarchical, political, intense. We have Class tensions, utopia, Love, fear, unexpected situations. Our characters exist in this universe where being social and political outcasts is possible, it's fun, it's doable. That narrative gives me peace and comfort.

First of all, the music in this episode was EXCELLENT. I really enjoyed Lorde, Rosalia & Billie Eilish together and the best part of it: 2 songs from Krzysztof Kieslowski´s Double life of veronica and Three colors: red!!!!!!! I loved specially the tribute in the last scene with the window and the rain. Besides music it was masterfully written (in which Hunter Schafer collaborated with Sam Levinson), beautiful cinematography, superb acting showing the fractured relationship with rue, the individual heartbreaking pain each of them are going through because of their story, background showing in mental illnesses and addiction omg I just want them to be together, be happy, be clean :´(

This has to be the best movie I've seen about the male gaze, from the female's perspective. As a woman, this hits hard and close to home. You don't need to be a sex worker to relate to the stories. "I haven't told anyone about my lifestyle... aren't we all lonely?" "Are you sexy for me?" "The hardest part is the lies" "you have to be more attentive to him".

It's so sad we live in a patriarchal world. Every man can be someone's confidant / husband / friend but he can also be other's abuser. They see us, but not really. Anyone who is not liking this film either they're man or missing the central point of the story.

There's so many negative things but first of all I wanna point out what I personally liked: I really enjoyed the fact the director had brunette people as actors and actresses in the film (it seems so trivial but it's actually a rarity in our national cinematic productions). Another positive thing are the filming locations in Guanajuato. Everything is just so organic and authentically mexican, like when they show a sensationalist newspaper with shocking photos and headlines, the cantinas with drunk fights or the scene in downtown! I was so impressed with this because there's so much propaganda initiated by Televisa and perpertrated by every Netflix-Mexican coproduction, in which suddenly everyone's white and has a lot of money. Well, this film does an INCREDIBLE job in showing the true face of Mexico in terms of locations and people. The camerawork was also pristine.. the rural scenes are just so beautiful... when the film started and saw the trailer I actually thought this had some big potential of being a GOOD mexican horror film! I could actually describe the trailer as a horny Tarkovsky, but oh man... the disappointment hit hard after 20 minutes or so.

Maybe the financing of this movie just went straight in locations, lighting and cameras, but... no one actually thought about... the PLOT???? it's so dumb, confusing, strange and bad. I think the initial idea for the project came after the director watched some hentai and thought: YEAH! this is a cool plot! but dude, it just doesn't sustain by itself the whole movie, 1:30 hours long.

No character development, no explaining where the alien sex-creature came, how the cult people or "scientists" found it out or what are their intentions. Besides the acting is plain, monotonous, one dimensional and boring! no one is likeable (except the brother of the female protagonist) and that's pretty much all. The women in there are passive beings with no voice or power whatsoever, the men are macho, stupid and egocentrical. I would have accepted this as a social critique towards the femininity / masculinity roles in mexican society but none of substance happens in here. the film had opportunities to shine but it was wasted. Even when you can see how there's big influence from Tarkovsky and Lars Von Trier.

PD: there were a couple of aspects in which the film failed to represent the real Mexico: in the movie the justice system is efficient and actually incarcerates bad people and second, the government's hospitals are not super modernized unless you're paying to some private clinical.

This is such a strong representation of what an abusive relationship is. In order to create this dynamic, we need TWO people: one that surrenders themselves to avoid the other leaving, and the person who gladly takes and crushes the other's self esteem. It just was soul-crushing to watch Charlie feeding from her mother's insecurities and lack of self respect to just amplify them in her relationship with Sarah and leading to the eventual tragic ending of the movie. She learned she musn't speak, she must always keep "forgiving" this toxic person and do everything to keep them with you. Sarah, on the other hand, has always been physically abused, and psychology shows how easily the cycle of violence continues. She then uses Charlie to make her feel like trash, just like she has felt all her life.

I honestly thought initially this was going to be a romantic film, and oh man, how dark it turned!!! But it is an excellent film. This should be played on schools, and be analyzed, so teenagers understand how abuse is never right, how big is the role of your upbringing is and what could happen if you never speak up for yourself. It's just incredibly graphical.

Beth is so well constructed, portrayed, deconstructed, it's mesmerizing to watch the whole thing. The locations and the costumes are just exceptionally well made. I had a strong feeling this show had a multidisciplinary team, in which everyone focused on bring to the table the best part of themselves and it just shows. This show shines for itself, because it's so clever and well constructed. I love the female and poc representation. I love the multidimensionality of Beth. She's polyfacetic, beautiful, smart, strong, naïve, delicate and powerful at the same time. She's grateful and she's angry. She's a fashionista. I love how she's not defined by her pain, nor her sex. She is just a storm that eats everything. I love how addictions are portrayed as a consequence of pain, and lack of support. It shows how it's not a death sentence. With love and compassion you can survive. I can see a whole generation of girls looking up to her and wanting to play chess.

I love how it considers morality from everyone's past experiences point of view. childhood is a really formative period, where general income, academic opportunities, harassment and reassurance matters so much. it has, however, cringy humour, lame relationships (I just couldn't stand anyone! chidi/eleanor, tahani/jason and jason/janet) why is there a need to force romance everywhere, even if there's no chemistry for god's sake???? we need to change that stupid narrative. friendship is *also* very important and beautiful.

Ironically, the most human character is not even a human... everyone else is literally a caricature of what a "selfish" "undecided" "impulsive" and "narcisistic" person is supposed to be. while its made for punchlines, it gets old real fast.

despite its lameness and a very USA point of view of what "heaven" and "hell" looks like, it is a good show, and it has a fresh original story. I really loved it. It made me wonder how afterlife might look like. If there's such a thing, I want Janet in there! she's the best!!!!

This is great in so many ways!!!!!! yes, it's a movie for teenagers BUT it's so smart and fresh it's impossible to not enjoy it. So, main highlights:

It has POC and queer representation (non-binary, gay) It doesn't vilify handsome, popular people as one dimensional beings, rather humanizes them, as much as humanizes our main characters It shows friendship as a constant struggle for being ourselves with the other person, but what's the limit? in one scene we can see how lack of communication, grudges and selfishness floats under the surface, even though they are best friends, well no relationship is perfect and I'm glad the movie shows it Shows different parenting styles Shows how important it is to follow your dreams, even though they're different from your best friends' (or anyone, really) Shows how every teenager is insecure in its own particular way, but deep down, we're all good human beings. This is a weird stage of life but it does get easier, when you don't bully others, you're faithful towards yourself and try to be as clear in your communications as possible. Presents the possibility of being a social human being but also a serious person who cares about their future. Also tells teens how important it is not to be reckless with strangers! (Even though, adults can be so ridiculous sometimes)

I just love it, I'm glad Olivia Wilde decided to give us the teen movie we need for the current times. The movie feels like when you receive a hug, or eat a warm bowl of soup in a rainy day.

I'm scared about the messages this show provides towards romance, what a "perfect job" is like, and how you're supposed to live your life. It speaks from this privileged woman point of view with not much quality content nor relatableness. Young girls are going to watch this and think they want to be like emily, when in reality that's not a standard anyone should chase. Sure, she has money, she's white, tall, skinny and exceptionally beautiful... she can travel and afford to be a dreamer social media obsessed "influencer"... however! it does really bug me she is messing with other's relationships! she doesn't have clear and healthy boundaries! she is so disconsiderate for others' wishes, cultures or ideas! she doesn't have a single relationship that feels genuine. Is it really realistic she meets suddenly her best (asian for diversity purposes) friend in a park bench? why we don't see more of her instead? why she's only around all day to talk, lunch and check emily's social media? isn't she supposed to be working or.. living a life? i think her best friend was more interesting than this caricature phony cardboard "emily" character. I know people in the us can be SO fake but this went overboard with our protagonist. I'd like to have seen a real woman, who feels things, who fights for things, who struggles, who has clear boundaries, who doesn't mess with others' relationships, who has emotional intelligence, who is realistic. In here, she's no longer a human being, she's something people with no context, enough age, education or criteria can see as "goalz" while everyone else cringes in their seat wondering: "why did I put this on netflix?"

Like someone before pointed, every actor / actress in here is reading his/her lines throughout the whole thing like their soul has been stripped out, because they are aware this is just easy ca$h. Every person is literally so fake, one dimensional, plain, boring and stupid, I was wondering: "wth I'm watching? where are the background laughs for their amazingly bland performances? oh... they aren't joking?"

Again, I'd like to point that I hate the story revolves around her chasing a non-available guy, and it's framed here in this tv show as "flirting" and "seduction"... this just doesn't translate well to real life scenarios. It's a lie, people. Consent IS sexy af. Kissing without permission to your neighbor is not cool. If this were on the other way around MAYBE everyone else would see how problematic this whole narrative is.

And... where are the strong female characters? why do we have this boring, old, outdated b**tch boss trope? where's sorority and real, profoundly transformative feminism?? (that supposedly emily fights for in an episode, but then goes and tries to hit on her friend's boyfriend?) this s*** was clearly written by someone who doesn't understand many things about today's world, what a good standard of living is, and see beyond the superficiality, banality, lameness and fantasies of an influencer.

Jobs available for smart and young people are as meaningless as waiting endlessly for something pointless. This hit close to my heart because I'm freshly graduated from university and unemployed :( initially I thought, why does Nin doesn't do something productive in this HUGE warehouse? he could rent the place, maybe take an online course in the meantime, play some tunes, draw, study and so much more but... I guess that wasn't the point. This movie is not about making the best of the circumstances, it's more about resignation, which is very sad, but sometimes that's how life feels. It's a huge critique towards capitalism but at the same time it's very minimalist and soft. Beautiful.

An ode to loneliness, toxic masculinity, violence, sexual ambiguity, isolation. I loved it so much!! Pristine cinematography in B&W, excellent actors, chaotic music, impressive shots. It's just so good.

Willem Dafoe never dissappoints, and I'm here extremely impressed with Robert Pattinson. I knew previous works of him with very different approaches and genres, this one is just brilliant.

It's already hard to live in Mexico as a woman. When I try to imagine how that would have been in the 20's-30's, I'm simply mesmerized she survived, and not only that: she fought back and lived the way she wanted, even in an extremely misogynistic country. I can see in that interview in the 90s, that she really loved herself. She stopped drinking, she came out of the closet as a lesbian at 80 years old, she loved her surroundings, friends and adventures. She was pure love, and at the same time a strong and powerful figure. Must have been a whole new experience to see her sing live, because when you hear her songs, you can actually feel the pain: in your chest, in your eyes, in your stomach, in your soul. Love you, Chavela. You're such an inspiration.

The camerawork is pristine. Every scene is carefully constructed and I couldn't be happier with it. Every single shot has the perfect orientation, costumes, temperature, emotion, disturbance (or lack of) prettiness and such. Everything is composed so we can be extremely disturbed by the events. The thing that stucked with me the most is the lack of strangeness and sympathy of the characters in this very unusual and creepy cult. The worst part for me was the deliberate but subtle brainwash manipulation. The fact that the worst scenes were presented as "beautiful" or "chatartic" was waaay too much for me. Every killing or fkd up scene is associated with flowers, and I find that connection way too disturbing to actually enjoy this. It's very well composed and done, but it's too much for me.

Maybe because of the length (three hours!!) or the emotional intensity, I didn't enjoy this at all. I watch films to have fun, to contemplate beauty or when it happens to be a sad story, to be something I feel connected to. This felt way too close to home. Even though I'm not trans, I think we all can relate to that situation where no matter how much you love someone, at the end love isn't enough.

I think I'm not a fan of the idea of chasing someone and INSIST to be with them, even if circumstances, actions or feelings have changed through time and make it extremely difficult to remain together. Why he stocked her after transitioning? just move on, man. I found that *extremely* frustrating. Also the girl involving herself in self destructive, or a phony relationship to "forget" him. I think I don't find pleasant to watch the journey of emotionally immature characters who are not good for each other but still insist to let nostalgia of what once was, take the charge of what should they do with this fractured and screwed relationship. Maybe I'm too similar to them, maybe no one wants to be splashed with rage, anxiety, fear and shame for three hours. Maybe it was just painful, annoying, uncomfortable to watch. Too much.

This is what good writing of scripts is all about. The movie gives us tenderly and softly pieces of information that seem odd or unrelated but at the end really, really pays off. It was extremely satisfying to watch this, and it's also a very interesting story. Who knows if this hasn't happened several times in history by now? It's been rumoured that Mileva Maric (Albert Einstein's wife), who also happened to be a mathematician ,was extremely smart, what if she made greater contributions that is actually being recognized today? Another example is Rosalind Franklin, the biochemist who first discovered the DNA double helix structure, but she was totally robbed in the Nobels by Watson and Crick. The debate still goes on and on. Is it really that hard to believe women are equally or more smart than their masculine collegues?

I mean, it doesn't have much dialogue, character development and such, but it's so beautiful to watch. The cumbia colombiana is really a thing in northern México, and I had no idea until I lived in Monterrey. This is really a very simple movie concept, but somehow it's really enjoyable. It appeals to nostalgia, teen years, anarchy, vandalism, dancing and fun. I'm kinda proud of our cultural richness, it's amazing how different a country is when you move across neighborhoods or states, and here it's mostly emphasized between countries. We can see a glance of the migrant life, the troubles of losing your identity, feeling lonely and having a language barrier. Every human being, including counterculture marginalized groups of people (like the one we see in the film), deserve a decent lifestyle. The violence in our country is really omnipresent, it shows itself in dark alleys in broad daylight.

... but maybe that's good (that means the dude is a really good actor!). I really dislike the protagonist, the stuff he does to connect with these girls is impressive, creepy, disgusting, gross, weird, psycho and so much more. I just find it unbearable to have such a disgusting character, that happens to be the protagonist. I'm really uncomfortable with the mixture between what's normally considered "romantic" with such a sick person, y'now like I can meet your parents and friends but also I have in my basement someone kidnapped. The weird thing about this show is that everything is presented under the same tone and light, regardless of the scenario. Maybe that's why I'm so uncomfortable watching it. We're supposed to relate and feel pity for the psychopath, and I think as a patriarchal society we DON'T need this kind of stuff in our tv, instead we need tv shows that empower women. I just find the existance of "you" unnecessary, unpleasant and trashy.

GREAT, great actor, though. I really freaking hated you with all my guts, so nice job right there dude! I think the show it's going to improve so much once he dies or police catches him. Can't wait for that to happen.

This is one of those films you keep thinking about regardless you've seen it a few months ago. The cinematography is beyond beautiful. Holy crap, those scenes of Ema and the girls dancing reggaetón, the company doing this performance of contemporary dance with the sun in the background, the beautiful landscape of Chile, the intimacy of the sexy scenes, the character of Ema; her charisma, sensuality, wickedness and anarchy, it's just mesmerizing. I could contemplate her forever and won't get bored. Above all, the music composed by Nicolas Jaar elevates this very well made cinematic project into a posmodernist poetic masterpiece. I LOVE EMA, And I'm grateful to Mubi for allowing users to watch this amazing film for fee.

Watching GG with baggy pants and a cup of hot chocolate it's like a warm hug. I love the relationship they have... myself having a very different one with my mom, this is a silver lining that demonstrates there can exist other types for living motherhood and being the daughter. I've followed this show since it began till the movie, and the only reason I'm giving an 8 instead of a 10, it's RORY. She begins being a sweet, determined girl, and as she grows, begins dating married guys and taking bad decisions for herself. Of course no one is perfect, but she stops being so likable, relatable. Becomes a person who never struggles for money, who has an amazing job, and other aspects millennials can't be related to. Still, my biggest issue is Rory growing. Supposedly, as you grow up you become wiser, more smart and sensitive but she goes backwards. Lorelai instead, DOES grow up to the point she's no longer scared of real vulnerability with a partner and of opening her own business. It's such a disappointment to see a beautiful character like Rory, literally becoming another person...

I feel like I wanna cry of sadness, joy, question my existence, rethink my life choices, and so much more. This is the DEFINITIVE CLIMAX of television shows, my people. I don't even know where to start...

first of all, I've always known Germans are hopeless romantics, Göthe captivated me in high school and now DARK. This incredible ending shows us the biggest two dualities of life: love and death. Somehow, it manages to portray them beautifully and show that in the end, love is our primal motivation as human beings. Christopher Nolan already explored this idea in Interstellar, but OMG not even close the level of complexity, thesis, analysis and portrayal of this idea like dark. I find it beautiful that when you're gazing at the abyss, and the abyss is gazing back at you, if you do it FOR and WITH love, it doesn't matter how profoundly eternally dark the abyss is. I mean, HOW could they manage to success portray an idea profoundly complex and difficult to gasp? HOW could they show us maybe eternal darkness is not as bad as it could be?

Of course modern psychology gives us tools to let go of those archaic Romanticism ideals of "dying for love" and actually it never appealed to me before this idea, but Dark makes it so fking beautiful, they almost convince me. I cried so much after the end, because it's the XXI century representation of DYING for love in the most literal sense of words. Dying not like in your atoms will become part of the soil or the air like in natural death but I mean LITERALLY. Their atoms disintegrate, their parallel world is no longer existing. Tschüss. Bis niemals. Eternal Dunkelheit, aber vielleicht das ist nicht sehr schlecht.

Profoundly moving. I'm still paralyzed. My heart's still beating rapidly. Dark is a whole experience. A philosophical kick in the guts. A love letter to Nietzsche, maybe?

Maybe misogyny for being labeled as a "chick flick" or not getting the REAL message of this film is what's causing ppl to disrespect this film, because what it means it's simply beautiful. Obviously some fantasy plays along with the spell thing but still, what it's left behind it's a powerful message full of love to every woman In the world. We can empower ourselves through self love, and everything else will come along: amazing relationships, friendships, jobs, and so on, but being careful to not confuse self love with arrogance, because it's about respecting Others as much as you respect yourself, otherwise it's phony. To put a cherry on the top, lizzo is part of the soundtrack!!!! This film is literally the proof, misogyny in film credibility is a thing. If you're a woman, you should see this. If you're a man, you should also see this. ✊🏻

I couldn't agree more with each character when they exposed their own point of view. I think Andre and Wallace are equally valid in their experiences, and equally interesting. In a way, I understand Andre's frustration with the numbness and the absurd of modernity with its roles and masks we have to wear each day and perform in predefined roles. As an essentialist I was mesmerized by almost everything he said. He touches amazing spiritual points that are essays and books worthy (and they've already been done for centuries, by the way). BUT also, in a way and equally brave mind, Wallace is a man which struggles because he's not in the same economical position as Andre (he can't afford escaping to the Sahara, Tibet or Poland for weeks or months), so he lives each day intensely. He enjoys his coffee, his girlfriend, his job, his plays and tries to pay its bills and be a good citizen. It's hard not to be empathetic, considering Wallace's experiences are (i think) the norm, instead of the exception. It's hard to throw his arguments when in fact, sometimes it's easier to perform and find meaning in the superficially meaningless and accept our lives in the capitalist system because, even though it could be so much freaking better, we're still privileged people, and ignore that it is inhuman. If I'm honest with you guys, I consider Andre as braver, but of course more privileged, so he can afford to be braver. Each man constructs reality with its own set of tools in disposition. This film left me more confused than I was previously, should I make this more important regarding than this? confort or spirituality? spontaneity or discipline? rigorous logical thinking or freeing yourself from restrictions of what should be? what's the meaning? what can I do to live my life intensely? should I? is that healthy? WHAT THE H**L?

I love movies who treat the audience with respect. I felt voyeur, yes, but it was one of the most vivid experiences I had with a film. I saw MUBI had it in its catalogue, I remember seeing it a couple years ago, when I was maybe 16 and of course didn't completely "get" everything, but I knew I just saw something powerful. Rewatching again was a whole new experience, and that "feeling" left by this movie the first time, didn't go away and actually enhanced it. I think seeing it once per year should be a MUST :) this is not a movie, its a whole experience, its a philosophical video essay, its ... wow