Mario Dhingsa's Blog - Posts Tagged "men"

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📣Mad Men: A traumatised widow escapes to the country, but has second thoughts after realising its in the Village of the Tory Party.
Less frustrating than Alex Garland's 'Annihilation', but nowhere near as good as 'Ex Machina'.

👍Country lanes:
Innovative plot, direction, and sound design (esp. all three in the 'harmonies in the tunnel' scene!).
Top acting by Jessie Buckley and Rory Kinnear!
(You'll leave the cinema wondering why Kinnear was squandered in 007 when he would have shone as one of their villians...)

👎Stabbing pains:
The start of a great metaphor on sexism and misogyny is let down by a third act that under-delivers on narrative, Buckley's character development, and a satisfying conclusion.
Imaginative body horror twarted by poor CGI.
Script issues = Men < Hereditary or The Babadook.

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