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Horror october #24
Oct. 24th, 2017 08:27 pmAlways Shine. Two struggling actresses - one struggling more than the other - trying to make it through various casting calls with producers. And right there that sounds a lot more like a horror movie than it would have a month ago. But anyway, they go off to a cabin in the woods together to relax, old and new resentments come out, and things get... weird.
There are bits here I really like. Director Sophia Takal films almost every dialogue like it's an intense audition - everyone trying to put on a performance that will win the other over, will make the right impression, will hide who you really are, lest you appear unladylike and be written off. Unfortunately the plot gets lost in sub-Lynch headfuckery that doesn't really go anywhere, and the whole thing sort of fizzles out. But yeah, Sophia Takal, I'll remember that name.
There are bits here I really like. Director Sophia Takal films almost every dialogue like it's an intense audition - everyone trying to put on a performance that will win the other over, will make the right impression, will hide who you really are, lest you appear unladylike and be written off. Unfortunately the plot gets lost in sub-Lynch headfuckery that doesn't really go anywhere, and the whole thing sort of fizzles out. But yeah, Sophia Takal, I'll remember that name.
