screen |skr_n| |skrin| |skri_n| noun • a blank, typically white or silver surface on which a photographic image is projected : the world's largest movie screen • movies or television; the motion-picture industry : she's a star of the stage as well as the screen. verb [ trans. ] • protect (someone) from something dangerous or unpleasant • evaluate or analyze (something) for its suitability for a particular purpose or application


Saturday, December 02, 2023

Eileen

This nutty, lesbian homage to DePalma starts out great and unravels skillfully. Jojo Rabbit’s Thomasin McKenzie’s brave, risky take on a kinky innocent is fascinating. Anne Hathaway nails her trickster/disrupter bombshell like the “A” student she is. A supporting character’s harrowing monologue will stay with you for days. But it’s only 2/3rds of a movie. There’s no ending and no resolution. It’s like the filmmakers ran out of money and said, “Well, let’s just end it there.” It’s too bad, because for while there they were really dabbling in some freaky, kinky territory.

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