Une chambre en ville. Jacques Demy. 1982. ⚃

That’s a very odd… er… what is that even? It can’t really be a bridge?

A pedestrian bridge? With elevators?

What! Black and white! But Demy is all about the colours! How odd.

And… his 60s movies were oddly out of step with what was going on at the time: All dreamy and non-political. But now, in 1982, it’s all revolutionary?

*phew* Demy colours.

And it’s a musical. Yay.

Colours and mirrors.

That’s what I want my flat to look like! *eyedrops all the colours*

Anyway, I’m really enjoying this. Sure, it’s no Umbrellas of etc, but it’s kinda riveting. Kinda riveting? Loosely riveting? Not completely riveted? Intermittently riveting?

Yes.

Donkey Skin. Jacques Demy. 1970. ⚅

Well, Demy’s earlier movies were pretty quirky… but this is beyond quirky!

No shoulder padding at all.

SWIPE LEFT SWIPE LEFT

*Schwing*

Uh-oh.

It gets more WTF every second. I have no idea where Demy is going with all this… is this some kind of super-political take on something? Is the king really Charles de Gaulle? Is this a satire? What. WHAT IS THIS EVEN

WHAT IS THIS

OK, this suddenly snapped into focus for me.

It’s funny! And kinda sad? But mostly funny!

And it’s gorgeous. The shots are so… Demy. And, of course, both Deneuve and Seyrig are fantastic.

I do feel a bit sorry for the poor horses. I hope the dye they’re using is non toxic.

The colours!

The mime!

The mirrors!

It’s a delightfully strange movie.

The New Mutants. Josh Boone. 2020. ⚂

Oh, yeah, this was that final Fox X-Men movie that was pushed back and pushed back for years? And re-shot and re-edited? It’s gonna be great!

Well, that start wasn’t too bad… I like the decor…

Therapy time.

Isn’t that that Pietro guy? Hm… Uhm… nope. Oh! He’s playing Sam Guthrie? SAM!?!

Oh! Maisie Williams!

That’s better casting.

Yeah yeah, I read New Mutants as a child.

Nice doggie. Looks a bit old to be Rahne, though?

Ah, the classics.

This is quite horrorish. I kinda like it. I mean, it’s a bit confused, genre wise — I wonder whether this was originally a horror movie, or whether that’s what it turned into after a bunch of re-edits.

But it’s fine — I’m enjoying watching this.

I think this movie kinda worked… I mean, I’ve seen a whole lot worse super-hero movies. But I think Boone flubbed it — it’s a bit grey and morose instead of scary and funny.

The performances aren’t all there, either.