And, like any good late-night film, it takes no time to get moving.
There are ideas about self-actualization and power here, but also a lot of neon-lit body horror.
The result is potent and possibly a bit divisive.
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All it knows for sure is that when we turn on each other, no one wins.
The answer is a surprised and delighted yes.
Anchored by the no-holds-barred debut performance of Anja Plaschg as Agnes,The Devils Bathis nerve-straining and memorable.
Stream it on the horror specialist, Shudder.
Things start to go sideways when sparks fly with a woman hes hired to kill (Adria Arjona).
Even more improbable than Powell being a nerd?
The whole story is indeed based on real events.
Its so much fun, you wont be able to stop yourself smiling.
One much-discussed scene left audiences applauding mid filmavoid spoilers at all costs.
And by now, youve surely heard about Nicolas Cage in the title role.
Shes visited by one of his patients, who desperately asks to be let inside.
Creepy and a bit unhinged, this is one to watch late at night.
Wildly attractive leads with a will-they-or-wont-they chemistry?
(Glenn Powell maybe even invented the trope of themanic pixie dream guy.)
A do-or-die plot with a subtle redemption arc?
The second is how loudly its central performance speaks.
American audiences have had to wait till now to see it, but its well worth seeking out.
Instead, he rages against bourgeois mores and unsettles the viewer as much as he enlivens the drama.
But what is so fascinating aboutThe Apprenticeis its humanity.
Why should we care about any of this?
reveal at the end.
Ronan embodies the tenuousness and precariousness of sobriety with uncommon grace.
The feature debut of Payal Kapadia,Lighthas a clarity about working-class existence that draws you in.
Dour subject aside, it manages to be rollicking good fun.
For my sins, Im still humming the tune to Defying Gravity many weeks later.
(Hes played with sure-footed cockiness by Harris Dickinson.)
Its a movie about gothic monstrousness but it ends with unexpected grace.
A bleak, uncompromising marvel.
Oh, and if Jean-Baptsite doesnt get an Oscar nomination come January, I will riot.
(Some esteemed colleagues admitted to yelping in fright at their screenings, as I did too.)
But the menacing atmosphere is what haunts long after the end credits.
Adapted from Sigrid NunezsWhat Are You Going Through,the film unfolds with grace and restraint.
This one is a fascinating procedural: understated, human, and tense.
